| RefNo | HS/22/256 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Hasledine Pepys, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | William Hasledine Pepys |
| Date | 9 November 1845 |
| Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Asks WP to recall the particulars of an experimental session [see WP's 1823-3-11] where John Frederick William Herschel tried to demonstrate the polarization of light by an electrical current in a coil of wire. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| 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/13/339 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12473
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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 |
| NA7547 | Pepys; William Hasledine (1775 - 1856); surgical instrument maker and natural philosopher | 1775 - 1856 |