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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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3 letters from Anne-Sophie Beckedorff; 0 letters from John Frederick William Herschel

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Birth of Francisca Herschel, daughter of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart

1846

Sir John Herschel serves his second term as Foreign Secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society

1846: To 1847

Autograph letter signed by sender. News of Caroline Herschel. Would be pleased to see any of the family if they are coming to town.

Reference number: HS/4/2

Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for the invitation to visit him. Will avail herself of it, if feasible, on her way to Dover.

Reference number: HS/4/3

Autograph letter signed by sender. Will leave by the train he suggests and hopes to see him and his family on Wednesday 24 June.

Reference number: HS/4/4