Copy of a letter from John Frederick William Herschel, Collingwood to [Richard] Owen
Reference number: MS/257/2/286
Date: 22 December 1858
Description
Herschel is returning a note from the Astronomer Royal [George Biddell Airy] after ‘communicating’ the contents to the President of The Royal Society and Airy’s consideration of the establishment. Refers to [Edward] Sabine’s ill health and the ‘absence of his superintending direction’. Herschel agrees with Airy that without Sabine he does not see ‘any efficient arrangement’. Refers to Toronto, the Russian observatories, Pekin, Newfoundland, and other stations.
- Reference number
- MS/257/2/286
- Earliest possible date
- 22 December 1858
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of a letter from John Frederick William Herschel, Collingwood to [Richard] Owen, 22 December 1858, MS/257/2/286, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ms_257_2_286/copy-of-a-letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-collingwood-to-richard-owen, accessed on 20 May 2026
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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.
Dates: 1551 - 1951
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