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Alexander Strahan

Publisher

Born: 1833

Died: 1918

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John Frederick William Herschel

Mathematician and astronomer

Born: 07 March 1792

Died: 11 May 1871

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 27/05/1813

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Alexander Strahan

John Frederick William Herschel

Benjamin Disraeli becomes Prime Minister

1 February 1868

William Gladstone becomes Prime Minister

1 December 1868

Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes that John Frederick William Herschel will contribute series of papers under heading, 'A Life's Retrospect in Science,' from various periods of John Frederick William Herschel's career, for publication in Good Words.

30 October 1868 Sender: Alexander Strahan Reference number: HS/17/243

Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets that John Frederick William Herschel declines offer [see Alexander Strahan's 1868-10-30] to publish series of papers in Good Words. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel will nevertheless occasionally send short papers.

5 November 1868 Sender: Alexander Strahan Reference number: HS/17/244