Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh
Reference number: HS/4/255
Date: 28 January 1822
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Autograph letter signed by sender. It has been a long time since he last heard from him. Very busy with professional pursuits. Congratulations on receiving the Copley medal. Would like an abstract of his article on aberrations in chromatic lenses. Comments on this.
- Reference number
- HS/4/255
- Earliest possible date
- 28 January 1822
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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David Brewster, Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh, 28 January 1822, HS/4/255, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_255/letter-from-david-brewster-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 05 December 2024
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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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John Frederick William Herschel
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