Incomplete copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Richard Sheepshanks, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/25/9/49
Date: 30 December 1847
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Adds list of names for consideration as foreign associates [of the Royal Astronomical Society], including Americans. Changes in John Lubbock's requirements for his project.
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- HS/25/9/49
- Earliest possible date
- 30 December 1847
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Incomplete copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Richard Sheepshanks, dated at Collingwood, 30 December 1847, HS/25/9/49, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_9_49/incomplete-copy-of-a-letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-to-richard-sheepshanks-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 24 January 2026
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