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Egerton MS 3761-3762
- Record Id:
- 032-001986103
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001986103
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000036.0x000030
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 3761-3762
- Title:
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LETTERS OF CAROLINE LUCRETIA HERSCHEL to her sister-in-law, Mary, Lady Herschel (d. 1832), her nephew, Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Bart., his wife, Margaret Brodie Herschel, and other relatives in England, after her retirement to Hanover; 1822-1833, 1834-1846.
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Includes letters to Augustus de Morgan, Secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society, and (3761, ff. 30, 107, 116) drafts, etc., of Sir J. F. W. Herschel's letters to his aunt. Printed, in part, by M. C. Herschel, Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel, 1876, 2nd ed. 1879, and C. A. Lubbock, The Herschel Chronicle, 1933. Followed by letters of Sophia Griesbach to Caroline Herschel, 1836 (3762, f. 203), and of William Herschel von Griesbach to Sir J. F. W. Herschel, 1866 (3762, f. 205). See also Add. MS. 37203, ff. 4, 6-8b. Sotheby's sale-cat., 3-4 Mar. 1958, lot 486. From the Farnborough Fund.
Paper; ff. 190, 209. Folio. 1822-1948.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Egerton Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001986103", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Egerton MS 3761-3762: LETTERS OF CAROLINE LUCRETIA HERSCHEL to her sister-in-law, Mary, Lady Herschel (d. 1832), her nephew, Sir John Frederick…" },{ "id" : "040-001986104", "parent" : "032-001986103", "text" : "Egerton MS 3761: Vol. I. (ff. 190).Astronomy: Letters of Miss C. L. Herschel rel. to: 1822-1846.Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet;…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-001986105", "parent" : "032-001986103", "text" : "Egerton MS 3762: Vol. II. (ff. 209).Margaret Brodie Herschel, wife of Sir J F W Herschel: Letters to,: 1830-1846.Astronomy: Letters of Miss C. L.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001986103
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Egerton MS 3761 : Vol. I. (ff. 190).Astronomy: Letters of Miss C. L. Herschel rel. to: 1822-1846.Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st…
Egerton MS 3762 : Vol. II. (ff. 209).Margaret Brodie Herschel, wife of Sir J F W Herschel: Letters to,: 1830-1846.Astronomy: Letters of Miss C.…
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1822
- End Date:
- 1846
- Date Range:
- 1822-1846
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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