Letter, from Frederic J. Jackson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bawtry
Reference number: HS/10/431
Date: 18 August 1868
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his article on musical scales. Misses a description of the elements of the simple scale. Comments on various theories.
- Reference number
- HS/10/431
- Earliest possible date
- 18 August 1868
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- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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J. Jackson, Letter, from Frederic J. Jackson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bawtry, 18 August 1868, HS/10/431, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_10_431/letter-from-frederic-j-jackson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bawtry, accessed on 20 July 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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