Letter, from Mary Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Florence
Reference number: HS/16/362
Date: 15 March 1858
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Enjoyed visit of Louisa [Herschel Marshall]. Wants copies of John Frederick William Herschel's new articles. Is witnessing a solar eclipse, in which half the disc was covered, as she writes.
- Reference number
- HS/16/362
- Earliest possible date
- 15 March 1858
- Page extent
- 4 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 Sir John Herschel, dated at Florence, 15 March 1858, HS/16/362, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_362/letter-from-mary-somerville-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-florence, accessed on 10 December 2025
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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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John Frederick William Herschel
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