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Incomplete copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes

Reference number: HS/7/304

Date: 19 January 1843

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Copy of a letter, incomplete. Protesting about the refusal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh to publish Thomas Brisbane's magnetic observations; hopes it will be reconsidered. Thinks James Forbes's theory on glaciers has good points, but comments on some of its shortcomings.

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HS/7/304
Earliest possible date
19 January 1843
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2 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Incomplete copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes, 19 January 1843, HS/7/304, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_304/incomplete-copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-james-david-forbes, accessed on 25 March 2025

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