Letter, from George Peacock to Sir John Herschel
Reference number: HS/13/246
Date: 14 November 1816
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets not having notified John Frederick William Herschel of the arrival of the manuscripts. Comments on them and the other papers. An algebra is much wanted. Has been much occupied with college and public business.
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- HS/13/246
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- 14 November 1816
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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George Peacock
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George Peacock, George Peacock, Letter, from George Peacock to Sir John Herschel, 14 November 1816, HS/13/246, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_246/letter-from-george-peacock-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 12 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 13 M miscellaneous-Plana
1812-1869 Reference number: HS/13
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George Peacock
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John Frederick William Herschel
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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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