Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Joseph Barclay Pentland, dated at [Collingwood]
Reference number: HS/24/249
Date: 7 February 1869
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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. Receives Mary Somerville's autobiography; explains poor health will prohibit him from detailed scrutiny of the writing.
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- HS/24/249
- Earliest possible date
- 7 February 1869
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- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Joseph Barclay Pentland, dated at [Collingwood], 7 February 1869, HS/24/249, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_249/copy-of-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-joseph-barclay-pentland-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 14 March 2026
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