
Title
John Frederick Herschel
Caption
John Frederick Herschel (1792-1871) English astronomer and scientist, from photograph when Master of the Mint (1850-55) showing him holding a florin (2 shilling piece) which was being introduced with the idea of decimalization of the coinage
Date
19th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07096_390001517
License type
Rights managed
Available size
27,2Mb (1,5Mb) / 8,9in x 11,8in / 2684 x 3543 (300dpi)