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Reference numberHS/14/468
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Sir John Herschel to William John Macquorn Rankine, dated at Collingwood
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date14 January 1871
DescriptionSigned with sender's name by an amanuensis. Writes to thank William John Macquorn Rankine for the paper on the thermodynamic theory of waves he sent; John Frederick William Herschel is too ill to respond or even to deal with the analysis in the paper. Nonetheless, John Frederick William Herschel does make some suggestions for William John Macquorn Rankine's consideration.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCollingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent
Origin coordinates51.035306, 0.513556
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Access statusOpen
Related materialHS/24/343
Related records in the catalogueHS/24/343
URL descriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2224
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA1846Rankine; William John Macquorn (1820 - 1872)1820 - 1872
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