Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Davies Gilbert, dated at 12 Charlotte St., Portland Place
Reference number: HS/8/119
Date: 2 March 1829
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Draft letter. Is leaving London for many months and would therefore like his name removed from the Council of the Royal Society, and also his Vice-presidency to be terminated. Would like his name removed from the glass sub-committee.
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- HS/8/119
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- 2 March 1829
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Davies Gilbert, dated at 12 Charlotte St., Portland Place, 2 March 1829, HS/8/119, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_119/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-davies-gilbert-dated-at-12-charlotte-st-portland-place, accessed on 23 March 2025
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