Letter, from Mary Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Hospital, Chelsea
Reference number: HS/16/328
Date: 20 October 1829
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Wants John Frederick William Herschel to return the last 8-10 pages of her manuscript. She wishes to correct and improve it.
- Reference number
- HS/16/328
- Earliest possible date
- 20 October 1829
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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Creator name
Mary Somerville
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Mary Somerville, Letter, from Mary Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 20 October 1829, HS/16/328, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_328/letter-from-mary-somerville-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-hospital-chelsea, accessed on 25 March 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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