Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. Agnes, Cornwall
Reference number: HS/10/133
Date: 28 October 1867
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been requested by the Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Science to write a paper on John Frederick William Herschel and modern astronomy. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's sanction, and also a few notes on the most important aspects.
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- HS/10/133
- Earliest possible date
- 28 October 1867
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Robert Hunt, Robert Hunt, Letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. Agnes, Cornwall, 28 October 1867, HS/10/133, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_133/letter-from-robert-hunt-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-st-agnes-cornwall, accessed on 07 February 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 10 Howard-J miscellaneous
1816-1871 Reference number: HS/10
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Robert Hunt
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John Frederick William Herschel
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