Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort
Reference number: HS/21/100
Date: 13 January 1832
Description
Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Responds to Francis Beaufort's request for advice on a political document prepared by Thomas Drummond analyzing parliamentary representation and taxation in mathematical terms.
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- HS/21/100
- Earliest possible date
- 13 January 1832
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort, 13 January 1832, HS/21/100, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_100/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-beaufort, accessed on 25 January 2026
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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 21 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/21
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Francis Beaufort
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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