Letter, from Mary Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naples
Reference number: HS/16/375
Date: 12 March 1868
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for saving her from publishing a fault-filled book. Describes eruptions of Vesuvius. Agnes [Greig] enjoyed visiting the Herschels. Mary Somerville wishes she could see them again.
- Reference number
- HS/16/375
- Earliest possible date
- 12 March 1868
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- 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 Naples, 12 March 1868, HS/16/375, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_375/letter-from-mary-somerville-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-naples, 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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