Copies of Sir John Herschel's letters to Charles Wheatstone, from 8 September 1835 to 30 June 1849
Reference number: HS/25/11
Date: 1876
Description
Loose copies of letters from John Herschel to Charles Wheatstone, arranged in chronological order and preceded by a typed index indicating previous locations (Box n.2.) and previous shelfmark. Mentionson part of a former wrapper pasted on the index that "13 copies sent by [Robert] Sabine Esq, Aug 12th 1876 together with the originals. The copies revised by [Isabella Herschel] & the originals returned".
Robert Sabine (-d. 1884) was Wheatstone's son-in-law.
Note "all catalogued".
Created as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father.
- Reference number
- HS/25/11
- Earliest possible date
- 1876
- Physical description
- Paper, ink.
- Page extent
- 8 copy letters
- Format
- Manuscript
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Citation
John Frederick William Herschel, Copies of Sir John Herschel's letters to Charles Wheatstone, from 8 September 1835 to 30 June 1849, 1876, HS/25/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_11/copies-of-sir-john-herschels-letters-to-charles-wheatstone-from-8-september-1835-to-30-june-1849, accessed on 19 January 2025
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Hierarchy
This volume contains 12 manuscripts:
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Copy letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Charles Wheatstone, dated at Feldhausen
8 September 1835 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/11/1 -
Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Wheatstone, dated at [London]
21 December 1838 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/11/2 -
Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Wheatstone, dated at Collingwood
9 December 1841 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/11/3 -
Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Wheatstone, dated at [Collingwood]
4 December 1842 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/11/4
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 25 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/25
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Charles Wheatstone
Recipient
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Herschel Letters
Dates: 1807-1875
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