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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Jones, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/21/80

Date: 17 February 1831

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Copy of a letter. Praises and comments on Richard Jones's book on economics [Essay on the Distribution of Wealth]. Laments overly strong language used by William Fitton and Charles Babbage in criticizing Royal Society [of London] Comments on John Frederick William Herschel having lost the election for Royal Society [of London] presidency.

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HS/21/80
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17 February 1831
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5 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Jones, dated at Slough, 17 February 1831, HS/21/80, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_80/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-richard-jones-dated-at-slough, accessed on 09 May 2026

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