Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Peacock, dated at London
Reference number: HS/13/306a
Date: May 1854
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Draft letter. Writes to ask George Peacock to help publicize the need for candidates for professorships at the University of Melbourne.
- Reference number
- HS/13/306a
- Earliest possible date
- May 1854
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Peacock, dated at London, May 1854, HS/13/306a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_306a/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-peacock-dated-at-london, accessed on 25 January 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 13 M miscellaneous-Plana
1812-1869 Reference number: HS/13
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John Frederick William Herschel
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George Peacock
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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