Letter, from Duncan MacFarlane to Sir John Herschel, dated at Glasgow
Reference number: HS/13/3
Date: 30 October 1838
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Autograph letter signed by sender. The nomination of John Frederick William Herschel for the position of Rector at Glasgow University did not originate with DM or his friends. Will bring John Frederick William Herschel's views to the knowledge of his colleagues, though the students are responsible for the election of the rector.
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- HS/13/3
- Earliest possible date
- 30 October 1838
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Duncan Macfarlane, Letter, from Duncan MacFarlane to Sir John Herschel, dated at Glasgow, 30 October 1838, HS/13/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_3/letter-from-duncan-macfarlane-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-glasgow, accessed on 18 April 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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