Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Thomas Napier
Reference number: HS/21/269
Date: 22 November 1838
Description
Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Regrets the delay in his letters but has been occupied with various matters ever since he returned from the Cape. Visited his Aunt Caroline in Germany. Visited Charles Grant (Baron Glenelg) and gave him his own views on education. Later met Sir George Grey, who outlined the new plan for education at the Cape.
- Reference number
- HS/21/269
- Earliest possible date
- 22 November 1838
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel
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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Thomas Napier, 22 November 1838, HS/21/269, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_269/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-george-thomas-napier, accessed on 15 November 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , 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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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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