Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at 56 Devonshire St.
Reference number: HS/21/5
Date: 1828-3
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Copy of a letter. Will visit William Henry Smyth after attending two Royal Society [of London] committee meetings. Asks William Henry Smyth's opinion of usefulness of occultation information in the Nautical Almanac.
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- HS/21/5
- Earliest possible date
- 1828-3
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at 56 Devonshire St., 1828-3, HS/21/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_5/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-smyth-dated-at-56-devonshire-st, accessed on 13 May 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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William Henry Smyth
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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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