Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Peter Brougham

Reference number: HS/4/306

Date: 1 July 1827

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Draft letter. Further reasons why he cannot accept the position of Professor at London University.

Reference number: HS/4/306
Earliest possible date: 1 July 1827
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Peter Brougham, 1 July 1827, HS/4/306, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_4_306/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-henry-peter-brougham, accessed on 15 July 2025

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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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