| RefNo | HS/23/387 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Joseph Whitworth, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Joseph Whitworth |
| Date | 27 September 1862 |
| Description | Copy of a letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Quotes report of limitations in Joseph Whitworth's new artillery shell for penetrating ironclad vessels. Recounts John Frederick William Herschel's [Apr. 1836] experiments at Cape of Good Hope to increase explosive power of gunpowder by adding [Luke] Howard's fulminating mercury. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| 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 | Copy: HS/18/403 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/18/403 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8136
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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 |
| NA2851 | Whitworth; Sir; Joseph (1803 - 1887) | 1803 - 1887 |