Letter, from Sir John Herschel to James Stark, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/17/2

Date: 8 October 1857

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses James Stark's paper on barometric table corrections in relation to mercury readings.

Reference number: HS/17/2
Earliest possible date: 8 October 1857
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to James Stark, dated at Collingwood, 8 October 1857, HS/17/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_2/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-james-stark-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 21 June 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 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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