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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.

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HS/22/43
Earliest possible date
9 March 1840
Page extent
4 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 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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