RefNo | HS/13/144 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from James Robert Napier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Glasgow |
Creator | James Robert Napier |
Date | 3 October 1864 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Professor W. J. M. Rankine lent JN John Frederick William Herschel's paper on the meter, yard, and foot. Would John Frederick William Herschel present a copy to the Institution of Engineers in Scotland? J. Napier is president at the moment and hopes to introduce this subject. Hopes that John Frederick William Herschel will publish any further ideas he has on the subject. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2pp |
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/Herschel12288
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA6288 | Napier; James Robert (1821 - 1879) | 1821 - 1879 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |