Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Humphrey Lloyd, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/23/276
Date: 4 September 1859
Description
Copy of a letter. Sends procedures for preparation of the report of the Magnetic Committee for the meeting of the B.A.A.S., which John Frederick William Herschel cannot attend due to illness; asks some questions about achromatic lens theory.
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- HS/23/276
- Earliest possible date
- 4 September 1859
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Humphrey Lloyd, dated at Collingwood, 4 September 1859, HS/23/276, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_276/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-humphrey-lloyd-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 14 March 2026
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This item is part of:
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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 23 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/23
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Humphrey Lloyd
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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