Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to [Jean Baptiste] Biot, dated at Cambridge
Reference number: HS/20/92
Date: 25 April 1820
Description
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Sends a copy of the regulations of the Astronomical Society.
- Reference number
- HS/20/92
- Earliest possible date
- 25 April 1820
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to [Jean Baptiste] Biot, dated at Cambridge, 25 April 1820, HS/20/92, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_92/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-jean-baptiste-biot-dated-at-cambridge, accessed on 07 December 2025
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Hierarchy
This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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Jean Baptiste Biot
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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