Letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Bolton St., Piccadilly
Reference number: HS/7/302
Date: 12 May 1842
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like to see him for a few minutes to discuss a paper he is preparing for the Royal Society [of London] on actinometer observations.
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- HS/7/302
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- 12 May 1842
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- 2 pages
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James David Forbes, Letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Bolton St., Piccadilly, 12 May 1842, HS/7/302, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_302/letter-from-james-david-forbes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-3-bolton-st-piccadilly, 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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James David Forbes
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