Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Venlaw by Peebles
Reference number: HS/4/242
Date: 7 July 1817
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is pleased that he will write articles for his Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Would like him to write one on 'Stars.'
- Reference number
- HS/4/242
- Earliest possible date
- 7 July 1817
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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David Brewster, Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Venlaw by Peebles, 7 July 1817, HS/4/242, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_242/letter-from-david-brewster-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-venlaw-by-peebles, accessed on 18 June 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 4 Beckedorff-Bullan
1817-1871 Reference number: HS/4
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David Brewster
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