| RefNo | HS/23/328 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Somerville; Mary (1780-1872); née Fairfax; afterward Greig; Scottish scientist; astronomer; mathematician |
| Date | 12 April 1861 |
| Description | Copy of a letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanks Mary Somerville for sympathy letter. Discusses present situation in Italy. Discusses his children and their scattered locations, e.g., a son fighting in the Indigo affair. Discusses his articles for Encyclopaedia Britannica. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Copy: HS/16/365 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/16/365 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2674
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |