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RefNoHS/7/303
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Bolton St., Piccadilly
CreatorJames David Forbes
Date14 May 1842
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. No meeting of the Royal Society [of London] on the 19th but could arrange to see him before dinner. Hopes to spend the summer amongst the glaciers.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin3 Bolton St., Piccadilly
Origin coordinates51.5071, -0.1444
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9566
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6280Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher1809 - 1868
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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