Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, Collingwood to Edward Sabine
Reference number: MS/257/2/273
Date: 25 January 1848
Description
Herschel expresses regret to learn of Lord Northampton’s [Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton] resignation from the presidency of the Royal Society and the ‘manner’ in which it occurred. Herschel is grateful that Sabine and others wish him to hold the office temporarily, but regards it as 'impossible.'
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- MS/257/2/273
- Earliest possible date
- 25 January 1848
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- Ink on paper
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, Collingwood to Edward Sabine, 25 January 1848, MS/257/2/273, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_257_2_273/letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-collingwood-to-edward-sabine, accessed on 19 April 2025
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John Frederick William Herschel
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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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