| RefNo | HS/25/6/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John William Lubbock, dated at Slough |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | John William Lubbock |
| Date | 15 March 1840 |
| Description | Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. John Frederick William Herschel has apparently insulted John Lubbock by crediting John Lubbock's colleagues but not John Lubbock with improvements in lunar and planetary theory. John Frederick William Herschel explains how this happened, that John Frederick William Herschel's good intentions went awry. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: RS LUB.H.355 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3431
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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 |
| NA5949 | Lubbock; John (1834 - 1913); 1st Baron Avebury | 1834 - 1913 |