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Herschel, old and new
history of science91TV’s Herschel collection is growing! Keith Moore describes how a new acquisition provides insights into the wider Herschel family and their scientific endeavours.
Enlightened letters
history of scienceRose Teanby looks at letters in the Royal Society archives highlighting Sir John Herschel’s influence on Anna Atkins, Julia Margaret Cameron and Mary Somerville.
Dear Sir John Herschel
history of scienceLouisiane Ferlier launches the letters of Sir John Herschel on the Royal Society's Science in the Making platform.
Digitising the Herschel letters
history of scienceSir John Herschel’s careful management of his correspondence, and his central position in nineteenth-century science, make the Royal Society’s Herschel letters an invaluable archival resource, as Eloise Barber discovers during a major new digitisation project.
Lady Mary’s letters
history of scienceKeith Moore looks at the fascinating life of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, writer, traveller and champion of the practice of smallpox inoculation.
Penning puns
history of scienceVirginia Mills is entertained by the witty letters and cartoons - including a depiction of the Astronomer Royal standing on his head - sent by mathematician Augustus De Morgan to his friend John Herschel.