Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hudson Gurney, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/25/1/16
Date: 2 January 1831
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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. Surprised that Hudson Gurney misinterpreted John Frederick William Herschel's comments to suggest disrespect for Thomas Young. Will not defend them. If Hudson Gurney does not want to include these in Young's biography, then return manuscript to John Frederick William Herschel and destroy all copies of it.
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- HS/25/1/16
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- 2 January 1831
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hudson Gurney, dated at Slough, 2 January 1831, HS/25/1/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_1_16/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-hudson-gurney-dated-at-slough, accessed on 12 August 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 -
Copy book of Sir John Herschel's outgoing correspondence, vol. I, from 22 May 1830 to 8 March 1831
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/1
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John Frederick William Herschel
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