Letter, from Mary Somerville to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at Chester Terrace
Reference number: HS/16/355
Date: 25 April 1848
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends Lady Herschel her book [Physical Geography] as a token of friendship. Discusses the current political turmoil. Regards to family.
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- HS/16/355
- Earliest possible date
- 25 April 1848
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Creator name
other married name Greig]; Mary Somerville [nee Fairfax
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other married name Greig]; Mary Somerville [nee Fairfax, Letter, from Mary Somerville to Margaret Brodie Herschel, dated at Chester Terrace, 25 April 1848, HS/16/355, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_355/letter-from-mary-somerville-to-margaret-brodie-herschel-dated-at-chester-terrace, accessed on 07 December 2025
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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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