Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert John Kane, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/11/5
Date: 8 January 1849
Description
Copy of a letter. M. McCann sent his paper to John Frederick William Herschel for communication to the Royal Society [of London], which he did, but does not know the outcome of it. Was unable to report on it as his own knowledge was not modern enough.
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- HS/11/5
- Earliest possible date
- 8 January 1849
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Robert John Kane, dated at Collingwood, 8 January 1849, HS/11/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_5/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-robert-john-kane-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 10 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 11 Kane-L miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/11
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Robert John Kane
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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