| RefNo | HS/18/154 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Wheatstone to Sir John Herschel, dated at King's College |
| Creator | Charles Wheatstone |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 10 November 1848 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Royal Society [of London] Physical Committee considering giving Copley medal to W. E. Weber for work in electromagnetism. Does John Frederick William Herschel concur? Other candidates are F. E. Neumann or A.L. Cauchy in physical optics, and Michael Faraday on condensation of gases. Rumford medal was awarded to H. V. Regnault for work on steam engine. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | King's College |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7953
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7559 | Wheatstone; Sir; Charles (1802 - 1875); physicist | 1802 - 1875 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |