Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, Maidstone to [James Clark Ross]
Reference number: MS/257/2/266
Date: 19 July 1839
Description
Herschel sends plans for and detailed explanation of device to suspend cot or couch in ship so as to 'destroy' ship's motion and alleviate seasickness. Includes sketch of the plan.
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- MS/257/2/266
- Earliest possible date
- 19 July 1839
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, Maidstone to [James Clark Ross], 19 July 1839, MS/257/2/266, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_257_2_266/letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-maidstone-to-james-clark-ross, accessed on 09 December 2025
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John Frederick William Herschel
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James Clark Ross
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Science in the Making presents selected items from the 'Manuscripts General' series, notably astronomical observations, investigations of discrete topics, and indices and registers of papers read before the Royal Society.
Dates: 1551 - 1951
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