Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Joseph Barclay Pentland, dated at [Collingwood]

Reference number: HS/14/155

Date: 7 February 1869

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Receives Mary Somerville's autobiography; explains poor health will prohibit him from detailed scrutiny of the writing.

Reference number: HS/14/155
Earliest possible date: 7 February 1869
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Joseph Barclay Pentland, dated at [Collingwood], 7 February 1869, HS/14/155, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_155/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-joseph-barclay-pentland-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 17 April 2026

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Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Joseph Barclay Pentland, dated at [Collingwood]
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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 14 Pogson-R miscellaneous
1810-1871 Reference number: HS/14

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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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