Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes, dated at Royal Society
Reference number: HS/22/15
Date: 6 June 1839
Description
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Writes 'in haste' to thank James Forbes for a pair of papers. Comments on Louis Daguerre's pictures in Paris.
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- HS/22/15
- Earliest possible date
- 6 June 1839
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes, dated at Royal Society, 6 June 1839, HS/22/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_15/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-james-david-forbes-dated-at-royal-society, accessed on 25 March 2025
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This item is part of:
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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 22 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/22
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John Frederick William Herschel
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James David Forbes
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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