| RefNo | HS/18/284 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Hyde Wollaston to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dorset St. |
| Creator | William Hyde Wollaston |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 12 May 1827 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Corrects yesterday's mistake about 'Russian Platina.' It is chemically pure, but mechanically the worst. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 1 Dorset St., London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.518763, -0.07504 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8016
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8298 | Wollaston; William Hyde (1766 - 1828); chemist, physicist and physiologist | 1766 - 1828 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |