Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fitton, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/25/7/5
Date: 20 February 1847
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Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Expresses opinions about the medal fiasco at the Royal Astronomical Society, and in so doing, also defends G. B. Airy. John Frederick William Herschel is very concerned about the mean attacks being made on various people over the Neptune discovery controversy. Makes especially strong statements in a PS written on Feb. 21.
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- HS/25/7/5
- Earliest possible date
- 20 February 1847
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- 3 pages
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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, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Fitton, dated at Collingwood, 20 February 1847, HS/25/7/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_7_5/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-fitton-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 07 November 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , 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. 7, from 27 September 1846 to March 23 1847
1873 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/7
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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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