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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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3 letters from John Herschel; 0 letters from John Frederick William Herschel

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Table summary recording the date, correspendence and contents of the letters copied by Colonel Sir John Herschel from his father's correspondence. This is a chronological list rather than an index to navigate the correspondence itself. The contents column includes a general topic description such as 'comets' or 'mathematics' or 'personal'. Covers from 9 June 1810 to August 1825. A correction on the title page to 1826 does not seem to correspond to the list itself.

1873-1874 Sender: John Herschel Reference number: HS/28/5

List of correspondents to Sir John Frederick William Herschel arranged in alphabetical order of the correspondent. Portfolio A2 containing letters A to H, from Earl Aberdeen to Mrs A. Hussey. An additional fly leaf covering Haidinger to Hope is included at the end. A note at the top noting 'numbering approximately 3,042 A to H'. Arranged in columns: Intial or title; Name; Date; Number of letters; Subject. The subject is a short topic assigned such as 'Description of eclipse' or 'Personal'.

1873-1874 Sender: John Herschel Reference number: HS/28/6

List of correspondents to Sir John Frederick William Herschel arranged in alphabetical order of the correspondent. Portfolio containing letters I to Z, from Sir Robert Inglis to J. Wylde. Arranged in columns: Intial or title; Name; Date; Number of letters; Subject. The subject is a short topic assigned such as 'map' or 'projections'.

1873-1874 Sender: John Herschel Reference number: HS/28/7