Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John William Lubbock, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/23/338
Date: 15 August 1861
Description
Copy of a letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has got his paper on shooting stars. Comments on John William Lubbock's theories of meteors. Pleased to hear a favorable account of Montague Lubbock.
- Reference number
- HS/23/338
- Earliest possible date
- 15 August 1861
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Creator names
John Frederick William Herschel
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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel
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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John William Lubbock, dated at Collingwood, 15 August 1861, HS/23/338, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_338/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-william-lubbock-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 13 November 2025
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This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.
Dates: 1807 - 1875
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