Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort, dated at Little Hampton
Reference number: HS/25/2/15
Date: 29 August 1831
Description
Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. In reply to Francis Beaufort [see Francis Beaufort's 1831-8-25], John Frederick William Herschel believes that [Henry] Taylor, the person who had done all the reductions of the observations [Stephen] Groombridge's catalogue, should be asked to write the preface, both by reason of his familiarity with the material, as well as having earned the right to do so.
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- HS/25/2/15
- Earliest possible date
- 29 August 1831
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort, dated at Little Hampton, 29 August 1831, HS/25/2/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_2_15/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-beaufort-dated-at-little-hampton, accessed on 25 January 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. 2, from 8 March 1831 to 29 November 1831
1873 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/2
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Francis Beaufort
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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