Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hans Christian Oersted, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/22/57
Date: 28 January 1840
Description
Copy of a letter. Offers Hans Christian Oersted a small requiem, which John Frederick William Herschel's family sung at the beginning of the astronomical year at the memorial of the 40-foot reflector.
- Reference number
- HS/22/57
- Earliest possible date
- 28 January 1840
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hans Christian Oersted, dated at Slough, 28 January 1840, HS/22/57, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_57/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-hans-christian-oersted-dated-at-slough, accessed on 23 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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Hans Christian Oersted
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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