Letter, from John S. Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh
Reference number: HS/7/319
Date: 7 November 1832
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. His brother intends to apply for the professorship at Edinburgh University and would be glad of a testimonial from John Frederick William Herschel.
- Reference number
- HS/7/319
- Earliest possible date
- 7 November 1832
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Forbes
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John Forbes, Letter, from John S. Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh, 7 November 1832, HS/7/319, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_319/letter-from-john-s-forbes-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edinburgh, accessed on 17 April 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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