Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Eilhard Mitscherlich, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/25/2/16
Date: 2 September 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. Of isomorphic crystals and their varying behavior in response to heat, and of double stars.
- Reference number
- HS/25/2/16
- Earliest possible date
- 2 September 1831
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel
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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Eilhard Mitscherlich, dated at Slough, 2 September 1831, HS/25/2/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_2_16/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-eilhard-mitscherlich-dated-at-slough, accessed on 23 May 2025
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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 -
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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Eilhard Mitscherlich
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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.
Dates: 1807 - 1875
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