RefNo | HS/18/149 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Wheatstone, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 17 June 1842 |
Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Received prospectus of Kew observatory. Its objectives seem incompatible. It appears better suited as experimental institution. Refer Francis Beaufort to John Frederick William Herschel's 11 Oct. 1835 letter to Beaufort defining physical observatories. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | HS/22/125 |
RelatedRecord | HS/22/125 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7948
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA7559 | Wheatstone; Sir; Charles (1802 - 1875); physicist | 1802 - 1875 |