Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to G. Bramwell, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/19/145

Date: 27 March 1859

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Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Testimonial in favor of R. C. Carrington to succeed late M. J. Johnson as director of Radcliffe observatory. Understands that W. S. Jacobs is also a candidate.

Reference number: HS/19/145
Earliest possible date: 27 March 1859
Page extent: 1 page
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to G. Bramwell, dated at Collingwood, 27 March 1859, HS/19/145, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_145/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-g-bramwell-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 15 January 2026

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 19 Miscellaneous
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This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

Dates: 1807 - 1875

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