RefNo | HS/18/394 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Edmund Wheeler to Sir John Herschel, dated at 48 Tollington Road, Holloway |
Creator | Wheeler; Edmund (1808-1884); microscopist; lecturer |
Date | 22 July 1865 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Offers to lecture to John Frederick William Herschel's 'association.' Describes microscope equipment designed by EW and son, who now manufactures portable telescopes. Diagrams and questions about new object glasses and compound lenses. Offers free telescope to Alexander Herschel. Progress of Atlantic Cable offers good lecture topic for next session. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | 48 Tollington Road, Holloway |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8128
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |