| RefNo | HS/11/57 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Ernst F. W. Klinkerfues |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Klinkerfues; Ernst F. W. (1827-1884); German astronomer; meteorologist |
| Date | 24 February 1866 |
| Description | Draft letter. Has now received his pamphlet. Does not agree with its findings, but will submit it to the Royal Society [of London], though it cannot be printed in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society as it has already appeared elsewhere. Comments on some of EK's theories. |
| 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/Herschel11167
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |