RefNo | HS/19/81 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Radcliffe Birt, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 18 July 1840 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. L. A. J. Quetelet's observations follow centigrade thermometer and French meter. Latitude and longitude for five sites. Three sites are unknown to John Frederick William Herschel. Hopes William Radcliffe Birt completes [reduction of barometer observations] before B.A.A.S. meeting. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8274
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |