Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fitton, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/25/1/9
Date: 18 October 1830

Description
Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. About the sad state of the Royal Society [of London] under the presidency of Davies Gilbert, and what is to be done to improve it.
- Reference number
- HS/25/1/9
- Earliest possible date
- 18 October 1830
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
- Also available on Epsilon
- View
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fitton, dated at Slough, 18 October 1830, HS/25/1/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_1_9/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-fitton-dated-at-slough, accessed on 17 February 2025
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_1_9/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-fitton-dated-at-slough
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/hs_25_1_9/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-fitton-dated-at-slough" title="Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fitton, dated at Slough" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
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 -
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
Related Fellows
-
John Frederick William Herschel
Creator -
William Henry Fitton
Recipient
Map
Explore the collection
-
Herschel Letters
Dates: 1807-1875
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.View collection