| RefNo | HS/19/79 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Radcliffe Birt, dated at 28 A Devonshire St., Portland Place |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Radcliffe Birt; William (1804-1881); astronomer; meteorologist |
| Date | 22 May 1840 |
| Description | Autographed draft letter, signed or initialed by sender. How to reduce barometer observations and project them in curves. Royal Society [of London] will provide table by H. C. Schumacher for this purpose. How to obtain 'law of decimal oscillations' for each station. William Radcliffe Birt's name will be affixed to results. John Frederick William Herschel needs receipt for observations, which belong to South African Literary and Philosophical Society. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | HS/19/79: 7pp; HS/19/80: ACCS 5pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 28 A Devonshire St., Portland Place, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.52023, -0.14499 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/19/80; HS/22/52 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/19/80 |
| HS/22/52 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8273
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |