Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Davies Gilbert
Reference number: HS/21/2
Date: 6 February 1828
Description
Copy of a letter. Accepts an invitation to dine with Davies Gilbert; invites Davies Gilbert to the anniversary meeting of the Astronomical Society; comments on scientific voyage being undertaken on behalf of Royal Society [of London], and paid for by the government.
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- HS/21/2
- Earliest possible date
- 6 February 1828
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Davies Gilbert, 6 February 1828, HS/21/2, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_2/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-davies-gilbert, accessed on 23 March 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 21 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/21
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Davies Gilbert
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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