Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John P. Gassiot
Reference number: HS/8/56a
Date: 22 April 1847

Description
Draft letter. Asks John P. Gassiot to allow John Frederick William Herschel to join the Philosophical Club [see John P. Gassiot's 1847-4-17] on a trial basis for a year or two.
- Reference number
- HS/8/56a
- Earliest possible date
- 22 April 1847
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

Sir; John Frederick William Herschel
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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John P. Gassiot, 22 April 1847, HS/8/56a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_56a/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-p-gassiot, accessed on 14 June 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 8 Galbraith-J Grahame
1810-1870 Reference number: HS/8
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John Frederick William Herschel
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John Peter Gassiot
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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