Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Davies Gilbert, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/25/14/12
Date: 1827 to 1829?
Description
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Will not attend council meeting. John Frederick William Herschel comments regarding the nomination for foreign membership [of Royal Society [of London]?] of Teodoro Monticello.
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- HS/25/14/12
- Earliest possible date
- 1827 to 1829?
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Davies Gilbert, dated at Slough, 1827 to 1829?, HS/25/14/12, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_14_12/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-davies-gilbert-dated-at-slough, accessed on 11 July 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 25 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/25 -
Copies of Sir John Herschel's letters to various correspondents with uncertain dates
1875 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/14
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Davies Gilbert
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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