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

Reference number: HS/7/288

Date: 27 May 1835

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just come from Scotland on his way to the continent for two or three months. Pleased to hear John Frederick William Herschel's work is making good progress. Does he know that David Brewster made observations for two days of the year? Has sent him his paper on polarization. Has been occupied by the preparation of his paper on optics. Hopes to reduce his observations made on the continent in 1832. Would like T. C. Robinson, the instrument maker, to see John Frederick William Herschel's instructions.

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HS/7/288
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27 May 1835
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James David Forbes, Letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at London, 27 May 1835, HS/7/288, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_288/letter-from-james-david-forbes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-london, accessed on 25 March 2025

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