Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to the Board of Trade
Reference number: HS/26/70
Date: 1854 or later
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Draft letter. Response to the Board of Trade's refusal to supervise the adjustment of compasses on sea-going ships. [This letter was prepared on behalf of the Council of the Royal Society [of London]]
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- HS/26/70
- Earliest possible date
- 1854 or later
- Page extent
- 11 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to the Board of Trade, 1854 or later, HS/26/70, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_26_70/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-the-board-of-trade, accessed on 14 March 2026
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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 26 letters related to specific topics
1823-1854 Reference number: HS/26
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Herschel Letters
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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