| RefNo | HS/18/110 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir William Watson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bath |
| Creator | William Watson |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 16 November 1816 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for William Herschel's gift. Wishes Horne Tooke had lived to publish third volume. E. D. Clarke's experiment with oxygen-hydrogen fuel mix to blowpipe was anticipated by Americans. Cites 1803 journal from New York. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Bath, Somerset |
| Origin coordinates | 51.38, -2.36 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7906
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA791 | Watson; Sir; William (1744 - c 1825); physician and astronomer | 1744 - c 1825 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |