Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to P. H. Holland, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/22/207
Date: 23 October 1844
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Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Comments on the pros and cons of a statue or professorship in memory of John Dalton. Would favor a professorship. Thinks the rules should be amended. Knows a good man for the position.
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- HS/22/207
- Earliest possible date
- 23 October 1844
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to P. H. Holland, dated at Collingwood, 23 October 1844, HS/22/207, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_207/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-p-h-holland-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 13 June 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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