Letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh

Reference number: HS/7/282

Date: 1 February 1833

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a copy of his testimonials and one of his reports on meteorology. Was elected to the chair of Natural Philosophy by a majority of 21 to 9. His cousin Leslie Melville hopes to be able to provide John Frederick William Herschel with letters before John Frederick William Herschel's departure for the Cape.

Reference number: HS/7/282
Earliest possible date: 1 February 1833
Page extent: 2 pages
Format: Manuscript
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James David Forbes, Letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh, 1 February 1833, HS/7/282, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_282/letter-from-james-david-forbes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 25 March 2025

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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 7 Eardley Wilmot-F
1820-1871 Reference number: HS/7

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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