| RefNo | HS/25/14/1 |
| Previous numbers | HS/25/13/29a |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Summary of letters, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Somerville; Mary (1780-1872); née Fairfax; afterward Greig; Scottish scientist; astronomer; mathematician |
| Date | 1870s |
| Description | Summaries of letters, made as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father.
Summary of 5 letters from Sir John Frederick William Herschel to Mary Somerville published in the 'Personal recollections of Mary Somerville' March 1873.
Letters dated:
Undated probably 1827 [Read Somerville's manuscript]
23 February 1830 [Somerville to 'contemplate separate publications']
17 July 1830 [Arrival to Feldhausen]
18 March 1844 [Not received Somerville's letter in a while]
21 November 1845 [Expresses his 'pleasure']
Each letters is decribed in a few words. |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |