Record

RefNoHSF/1/2/64
Previous numbers600/31/164
LevelItem
TitleDraft letter from J F W [John Frederick William] Herschel, Collingwood, to George Smith, 65 Cornhill
CreatorHerschel; Sir John Frederick William; first baronet (1792-1871); British mathematician and astronomer
Date10 March 1862
DescriptionHerschel asks whether Smith thinks that a translation of Book 1 of Homer ['The Iliad'] in hexameters would find favour with the editor of the Cornhill Magazine. It would be submitted for his judgement if Smith could give him a precise address. He will send it for perusal. He has desired to place something with Cornhill since it started, but has not yet seen a common ground on which they could meet.

Draft written on the verso of an original note from Joseph Gould [HSF/1/2/63].
Extent1p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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