Letter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel, dated at 30 Woburn Place
Reference number: HS/16/1
Date: 1830
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Responds to John Frederick William Herschel's request for Richard Sheepshanks's opinion on [H. C.] Schumacher's contributions to astronomy. Praises Schumacher extensively.
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- HS/16/1
- Earliest possible date
- 1830
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Richard Sheepshanks, Letter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel, dated at 30 Woburn Place, 1830, HS/16/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_1/letter-from-richard-sheepshanks-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-30-woburn-place, accessed on 12 June 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 16 Sheepshanks-Spencer
1820-1869 Reference number: HS/16
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Richard Sheepshanks
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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