| RefNo | HS/22/80 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Macedonio Melloni |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Melloni; Macedonio (1798-1854); Italian physicist |
| Date | 23 February 1841 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Will do all in his power to ensure that Macedonio Melloni receives copies of the publications relating to the Fixed Observatories. Does not think Macedonio Melloni could have seen a copy of John Frederick William Herschel's paper on photographic action when he wrote the notice in Annales de chimie. Comments on this paper and more recent experiments in this field. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/12/317 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11955
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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 |