Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/16/369
Date: 30 July 1863
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is sending manuscript with comments. Congratulates her 'activity of mind.' Critiqued her paper according to the effect it will have when published. Working on catalogue of nebulae.
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- HS/16/369
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- 30 July 1863
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville, dated at Collingwood, 30 July 1863, HS/16/369, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_369/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-mary-somerville-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 25 March 2025
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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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