Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John William Lubbock, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/22/43
Date: 9 March 1840

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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Comments on several different reports; also on some experiments that lead John Frederick William Herschel to think much of the radiant energy of the Sun is absorbed in the atmosphere.
- Reference number
- HS/22/43
- Earliest possible date
- 9 March 1840
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John William Lubbock, dated at Slough, 9 March 1840, HS/22/43, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_43/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-william-lubbock-dated-at-slough, accessed on 15 February 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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John Lubbock
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