Letter, from Ralph Tatham to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's College
Reference number: HS/17/427
Date: 9 February 1847
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to suggest candidates for a professorship at the South African College.
- Reference number
- HS/17/427
- Earliest possible date
- 9 February 1847
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Ralph Tatham, Letter, from Ralph Tatham to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's College, 9 February 1847, HS/17/427, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_427/letter-from-ralph-tatham-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-st-johns-college, accessed on 16 November 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 , 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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