RefNo | HS/13/131 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from John Pringle Nichol to Sir John Herschel, dated at Glasgow |
Creator | Nichol; John Pringle (1804-1859); Scottish astronomer; phrenologist; economist; educator |
Date | 4 November 1838 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just returned from a German tour and has seen John Frederick William Herschel's letter to Dr. D. MacFarlan. Outlines the procedures that led to John Frederick William Herschel being proposed as the new Rector of the University. Comments on the illustrations of two of his own works. Resolution passed urging the free examination of foreign astronomical instruments in public institutions. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
Origin coordinates | 55.861111, -4.25 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12274
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |