Letter, from Henry James to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ordnance Map Office

Reference number: HS/10/273

Date: 6 April 1857

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for his valuable remarks on the various projections of the sphere. Thinks the projection devised by John Frederick William Herschel to be well suited for isothermal lines. Has constructed a chart of the polar regions for the same purpose. Will try John Frederick William Herschel's projection.

Reference number: HS/10/273
Earliest possible date: 6 April 1857
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Henry James, Letter, from Henry James to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ordnance Map Office, 6 April 1857, HS/10/273, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_273/letter-from-henry-james-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-ordnance-map-office, accessed on 19 May 2026

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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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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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