Items in various series of The Royal Society, 1839-1887.

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Items in various series of The Royal Society, 1839-1887.

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Papers by or relating to Robert Hunt can be found in the following series: Herschel Letters: 55 letters to J. F. W. Herschel. Manuscripts (General): 2 letters to R. W. Fox in the Fox Letters, 1 letter to Mrs. Buckland in the Buckland Letters and 1 letter to John Phillips in the Sabine Letters. Miscellaneous Correspondence: 3 letters to the Royal Society. Philosophical Transactions: 1 papers. [Topic: photography and personal matters.]

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Royal Society (Great Britain)

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The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge began in 1645 when a group of eminent British thinkers started to meet regularly in London to discuss the new, experimental philosophies of science. Though the English Civil War and the Cromwellian Protectorate interrupted its meetings, the Society was formally constituted in 1660. Two years later King Charles II granted the Society its first charter. A second royal charter was granted in 1663 when the Society was given its official nam...

Hunt, Robert, 1807-1887

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Robert Hunt was an English physicist and author. From the description of Letters, 1842-1879. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173465747 From the guide to the Robert Hunt letters, 1842-1879, 1842-1879, (American Philosophical Society) Apprenticed to a surgeon in Paddington, London and studied anatomy with Joshua Brookes (1761-183) F. R. S. 1819. Afterwards with a physician and qas for four years in charage of a dispensary in London. Later with a firm of chemical manufa...

Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871

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Engineer and Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters to Sir W. R. Hamilton, 1833-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78514949 Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters to J. D. Forbes, 1832-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86123372 From the description of Papers, 1816-1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80362531 John F. W. Herschel was an English mathematician, astronomer, che...