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RefNoHS/16/120
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Sheepshanks, dated at 32 Harley St.
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date5 November 1852
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Needs information about the late Thomas Glanville Taylor, astronomer at Madras Observatory, as John Frederick William Herschel is trying to help one of Taylor's sons obtain a post in the Royal Navy.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin32 Harley St., London
Origin coordinates51.5206, -0.1477
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/25/9/75; Draft: HS/25/15/12
RelatedRecordHS/25/9/75
HS/25/15/12
URLDescriptionHS/25/15/12
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1634
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA5536Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855)1794 - 1855
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