| RefNo | HS/22/165 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Radcliffe Birt, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Radcliffe Birt; William
(1804-1881); astronomer; meteorologist |
| Date | 28 July 1843 |
| Description | Copy of extracts from draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. John Frederick William Herschel's theory of barometric waves. Comparison with ocean tides. Notes the important of large waves. Compares to an advancing form and a molecular movement, with a two-fold motion of each particle, vertical and horizontal. Mentions invariable dynamical connexion. Birt's note of Brussels "wind-rose" or law of periodicity of winds at Brussels is worthy of attention. Rough draft of following item. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 6pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/19/106 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/19/105 |
| HS/22/166 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8300
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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 |