Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort
Reference number: HS/3/326a
Date: 13 January 1832
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Contemporary copy letter in Herschel's hand. Annotated in pencil by Herschel: "written & dispatched Jan 12 1832 PS written and separately dispatched Jan 13 1832, see diary for 1832". Responds to Francis Beaufort's request for advice on a political document prepared by Thomas Drummond analyzing parliamentary representation and taxation in mathematical terms.
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- HS/3/326a
- Earliest possible date
- 13 January 1832
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- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Beaufort, 13 January 1832, HS/3/326a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_326a/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-francis-beaufort, accessed on 16 September 2024
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