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RefNoHS/25/14/1
LevelItem
TitleSummary of letters, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date1870s
DescriptionSummary of 5 letters from Sir John Frederick William Herschel to Mary Somerville published in the 'Personal recollections of Mary Somerville' March 1873.
Letters dated:

Undated probably 1827 [Read Somerville's manuscript]
23 February 1830 [Somerville to 'contemplate seperate publications']
17 July 1830 [Arrival to Feldhausen]
18 March 1844 [Not received Somerville's letter in a while]
21 November 1845 [Expresses his 'pleasure']

Each letters is decribed in a few words.
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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