| RefNo | HS/21/243 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Dionysius Lardner, dated at Feldhausen |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Dionysius Lardner |
| Date | 28 February 1838 |
| Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Due to his impending departure from the Cape he has had little opportunity of seeing Dionysius Lardner's son George. Does not think he will be in a position to write a popular article on his work in the Southern Hemisphere yet awhile. Several errors in his Treatise Astr., which he would like to correct. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
| Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/11/124 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11233
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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 |
| NA3370 | Lardner; Dionysius (1793 - 1859); scientific writer | 1793 - 1859 |