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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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John Frederick William Herschel

Copy of a letter. Reasons why he is unable to sign the Memorial to the bishops regarding their attitude to Essays and Reviews.

Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/13/12

Sir John Herschel publishes in the Proceedings of the Royal Society

1860: Sir John Herschel publishes some “Remarks on colour-blindness" extracted from a referee report on Pole’s paper on the same subject.

Copy of a letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Reasons why he is unable to sign the Memorial to the bishops regarding their attitude to Essays and Reviews.

1860? Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/23/385

Copy of a letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Reasons why he is unable to sign the Memorial to the bishops regarding their attitude to Essays and Reviews.

1860? Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/13/14

Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Reasons why he is unable to sign the Memorial to the bishops regarding their attitude to Essays and Reviews.

1860? Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/13/15