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RefNoMM/11/147
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to John William Lubbock, dated at Collingwood
Date3 July 1840
DescriptionCarbon copy of original. Herschel is displeased by the seemingly rash resolution of the Royal Society Council with regard to idea of establising permanent magnetic observatory near London.

Carbon copy
Extent2 pp.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionCarbon copy
Place originCollingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent
Origin coordinates51.035306, 0.513556
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialCopy: HS/25/6/5
RelatedRecordHS/25/6/5
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA7010Lubbock; Sir; John William (1803 - 1865)1803 - 1865
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