Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, Collingwood to Edward Sabine
Reference number: MS/257/2/285
Date: 8 May 1858
Description
Herschel describes in detail the proceedings of a committee meeting, particularly noting remarks made about Sabine and stressing the committee's wish to see evidence of progress. Includes Sabine’s responses to the committee’s enquiries.
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- MS/257/2/285
- Earliest possible date
- 8 May 1858
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- Ink on paper
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- 5 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, Collingwood to Edward Sabine, 8 May 1858, MS/257/2/285, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_257_2_285/letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-collingwood-to-edward-sabine, accessed on 25 April 2025
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Edward Sabine
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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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