Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Gwatkin
Reference number: HS/20/269
Date: 26 December 1827
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Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Was glad to see the clause in Dr. Thomas Plume's will. Sees many advantages in the professorship at Cambridge, but still adheres to his former decision not to apply for the position.
- Reference number
- HS/20/269
- Earliest possible date
- 26 December 1827
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Gwatkin, 26 December 1827, HS/20/269, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_269/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-richard-gwatkin, accessed on 19 April 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 20 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/20
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Herschel Letters
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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