Letter, from R. Freke to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dublin
Reference number: HS/7/380
Date: 7 November 1862
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets the delay in his reply, but John Frederick William Herschel's letter was misdirected. It appears that his own theories are neither original nor correct and thanks him for his opinions.
- Reference number
- HS/7/380
- Earliest possible date
- 7 November 1862
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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R. Freke, Letter, from R. Freke to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dublin, 7 November 1862, HS/7/380, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_380/letter-from-r-freke-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-dublin, accessed on 06 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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