| RefNo | HS/24/238 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George A. MacFarren, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | MacFarren; George Alexander (1813-1887); composer; musicologist |
| Date | 16 November 1868 |
| Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Is obliged for GM's letter and for the trouble he has taken over John Frederick William Herschel's paper on musical scales. Object in writing this paper was to clear the ground as it were. Elucidates some of the points in his own paper and comments on parts of GM's paper. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | HS/12/13 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11648
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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 |