Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Marshall Hall
Reference number: HS/22/28
Date: 1839-10
Description
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Pressure of business prevented him from replying earlier. Reserves his advice for matters that fall within his own researches. Thinks it would be advisable to obtain the opinions of several competent Fellows, not on the Council.
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- HS/22/28
- Earliest possible date
- 1839-10
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Marshall Hall, 1839-10, HS/22/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_28/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-marshall-hall, accessed on 11 March 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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Marshall Hall
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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