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1 letter from John Herschel; 0 letters from Alexander Stewart Herschel

John Herschel

Military engineer, surveyor and astronomer

Born: 29 October 1837

Died: 31/05/1921

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 08/06/1871

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Alexander Stewart Herschel

Astronomer

Born: 05 February 1836

Died: 18/06/1907

Elected to the Royal Society Fellowship: 12/06/1884

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Letter from Colonel Sir John Herschel likely addressed to his brother 'A', Pr. Alexander Herschel, mentioning the beginning of the project, dated December 6th 73. The letter seems to describe the involvement of 'W', William Herschel and Colonel Sir John at the beginning of the copying project.

6 December 1873 Sender: John Herschel Reference number: HS/28/4/1