Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Gilbert Elliot, Second Earl of Minto, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/21/268
Date: 5 November 1838
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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Is prepared to see Gilbert Elliot, Second Earl of Minto anytime about resolutions [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1838-10-20]. Outlines the requirements of the Cape Observatory for more efficient service. Eloquently pleads the case for government support of research in the physical sciences.
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- HS/21/268
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- 5 November 1838
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- 6 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel
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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Gilbert Elliot, Second Earl of Minto, dated at Slough, 5 November 1838, HS/21/268, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_268/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-gilbert-elliot-second-earl-of-minto-dated-at-slough, accessed on 12 November 2025
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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