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Herschel9567

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
[19 January 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.304 & 22.146
Summary:

Protesting about the refusal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh to publish Thomas Brisbane's magnetic observations; hopes it will be reconsidered. Thinks JF's theory on glaciers has good points, but comments on some of its shortcomings.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel9568

From:
James David Forbes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 January 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.305
Summary:

Is grateful for his letter and photographs. Will send him his paper on glaciers, which he is pleased to see interests him. Thomas Brisbane must be in error about the refusal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh to print his magnetic observations.

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John Herschel Project
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