Copy letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh
Reference number: HS/7/309
Date: 4 March 1847
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Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Includes diagram. Sympathizes with John Frederick William Herschel's feelings of regret over actinometer readings. Has procured a new thermometer and carried out experiments toward correction of actinometers.
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- HS/7/309
- Earliest possible date
- 4 March 1847
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James David Forbes, Copy letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh, 4 March 1847, HS/7/309, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_309/copy-letter-from-james-david-forbes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 25 March 2025
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This item is part of:
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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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John Frederick William Herschel
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