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Herschel11277

From:
John Lee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 December 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.180
Summary:

Would like JH's approval to submit the enclosed certificate on behalf of JH's son. No. 29 of the Record of Recreative Science contains a good article on Light by E. J. Lowe, who mentions JH's name.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel12817

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Lee
Date:
[10 December 1861]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0223; Reel 1054
Summary:

Grateful for JL's support of JH's son [?] for R.A.S. membership, but JH advised [son] not to apply until [son] had made some significant contribution to astronomy worthy of membership. [JH annotation: How different from today, when election is so easy.]

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