Letter from John Frederick William Herschel to [James Clark] Ross
Reference number: MS/257/2/267
Date: 27 July 1839
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Due to the Royal Society council meeting on Thursday, Herschel suggests meeting on Friday with [John Henry] Lefroy, [Charles James Buchanan] Riddell and several others. Refers to method of observation with instruments.
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- MS/257/2/267
- Earliest possible date
- 27 July 1839
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- Ink on paper
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from John Frederick William Herschel to [James Clark] Ross, 27 July 1839, MS/257/2/267, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_257_2_267/letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-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.
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