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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

Letter from J F W [John Frederick William] Herschel, Collingwood, to [Sir Edward Sabine], President of the Royal Society and to the Council

Reference number: MC/8/100

Date: 29 October 1867

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Apologising for not being able to attend a meeting at the Royal Society due to the long journey required. Herschel assures the Society that he will still be able to fulfill his role to them.

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MC/8/100
Earliest possible date
29 October 1867
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from J F W [John Frederick William] Herschel, Collingwood, to [Sir Edward Sabine], President of the Royal Society and to the Council, 29 October 1867, MC/8/100, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/mc_8_100/letter-from-j-f-w-john-frederick-william-herschel-collingwood-to-sir-edward-sabine-president-of-the-royal-society-and-to-the-council, accessed on 25 April 2025

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