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Reference numberHS/23/17
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Sir Charles Lyell, dated at Collingwood
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date10 March 1848
DescriptionCopy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Begs Charles Lyell and Edward Sabine to cancel their plan to interview John Frederick William Herschel for office [Presidency] in R.S.L. To continue will cause John Frederick William Herschel 'inexpressible pain.'
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originCollingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent
Origin coordinates51.035306, 0.513556
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Access statusOpen
Related materialOriginal available: TxU:H/L-0236; Reel 1054
URL descriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12832
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA8255Lyell; Sir; Charles (1797 - 1875)1797 - 1875
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