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RefNoMC/2/51
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Sir John Frederick William] Herschel, Slough, to John George Children, Secretary of the Royal Society
Date20 October 1832
DescriptionResponding to Children's letter, dated 16 October, regarding his nomination to be elected to the Council. Herschel cites prior and alternate commitments, including abroad to the Cape, as reasons why he would not be able to perform this duty.
[Entered into Vol. 11, p.323 of Council Minutes]
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordMC/2/48
CMO/11
URLAlso available on Epsilon: https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3432
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA3175Children; John George (1777 - 1852); chemist1777 - 1852
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