Letter, from Alexis F. Orloff to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brighton

Reference number: HS/13/208

Date: 16 October 1821

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets to hear of the poor health of Sir William Herschel. Would like a few lines of Sir William's handwriting for his autograph collection.

Reference number: HS/13/208
Earliest possible date: 16 October 1821
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov

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Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov, Letter, from Alexis F. Orloff to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brighton, 16 October 1821, HS/13/208, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_208/letter-from-alexis-f-orloff-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-brighton, accessed on 14 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 13 M miscellaneous-Plana
1812-1869 Reference number: HS/13

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This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

Dates: 1807 - 1875

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