Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh
Reference number: HS/4/250
Date: 9 December 1819
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for letters. Regarding printing of his papers. Would like to propose him Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Biot's law. Much obliged for his opinion respecting E. L. Malus. Thanks for crystal of carbonate of lime. Comments on this.
- Reference number
- HS/4/250
- Earliest possible date
- 9 December 1819
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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David Brewster, Sir David Brewster, Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh, 9 December 1819, HS/4/250, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_250/letter-from-david-brewster-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 11 February 2026
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This item is part of:
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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 4 Beckedorff-Bullan
1817-1871 Reference number: HS/4
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David Brewster
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John Frederick William Herschel
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