| RefNo | HS/11/380 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John William Lubbock to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | John William Lubbock |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 22 March 1845 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Agrees with John Frederick William Herschel that the Government Observatories at the Cape and St. Helena require mature consideration. Greenwich observations are a different matter and were suggested by the Royal Society [of London] Committee of Physics. Has directed the minute to be sent to John Frederick William Herschel. Has been studying the wet bulb question. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11467
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7010 | Lubbock; Sir; John William (1803 - 1865) | 1803 - 1865 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |