Record

RefNoHS/16/48
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Sheepshanks, dated at Collingwood
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date3 December 1846
DescriptionAutograph 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."'"
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCollingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent
Origin coordinates51.035306, 0.513556
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/25/9/25
RelatedRecordHS/25/9/25
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3705
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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