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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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1 letter from William Jones; 1 letter from John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir John Herschel receives the Royal Medal from the Royal Society

1833: The Medal is awarded "For his paper on nebulae and clusters of stars, published in the Philosophical Transactions for 1833."

Sir John Herschel publishes A treatise on astronomy as part of Dionysius Lardner’s Cabinet Cyclopaedia.

1833

Birth of William James Herschel, son of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart

1833

Sir John Herschel departs for South Africa with his wife and their three children

13 November 1833

Autograph letter signed by sender. Has had no communication with Thomas Phillips regarding John Frederick William Herschel's portrait and they would approve of John Frederick William Herschel's choice of H. W. Pickersgill. Will call on Pickersgill when he is in town and arrange size of the portrait.

Reference number: HS/10/413

Copy of a letter. Expresses some concerns about the proposed painting of his portrait [see William Jones's 1833-1-1].

Reference number: HS/21/128