Letter, from John Forbes, D.D. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Glasgow
Reference number: HS/7/373
Date: 17 April 1848
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender, with enclosure. Last year John Frederick William Herschel agreed to review John Forbes's paper [see John Forbes's 1847-3-13] and to forward it to R.S. L. if it is accurate. John Forbes now submits paper to John Frederick William Herschel.
- Reference number
- HS/7/373
- Earliest possible date
- 17 April 1848
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Forbes, D.D. John
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Forbes, D.D. John, Letter, from John Forbes, D.D. to Sir John Herschel, dated at Glasgow, 17 April 1848, HS/7/373, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_373/letter-from-john-forbes-dd-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-glasgow, accessed on 12 December 2025
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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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