| RefNo | HS/16/48 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Sheepshanks, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Richard Sheepshanks |
| Date | 3 December 1846 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Agrees reluctantly to serve as Foreign Secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society, but will be unable to attend most meetings. John Frederick William Herschel's [Cape Results] is nearing publication; needs to know where he can get the plate [of John Frederick William Herschel's portrait]. Urges that if J. C. Adams 'is medallized, it should be most cautiously worded so as not to bear the least allusion to that ugly word priority."'" |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/25/9/25 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/25/9/25 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3705
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5536 | Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855) | 1794 - 1855 |