| RefNo | HS/25/3/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Vernon Harcourt, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Harcourt; William Venables-Vernon (1789-1871); Anglican priest; founder for the British Association for the Advancement of Sciences |
| Date | 11 December 1831 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Explains at some length the behavior of colored light, tying this to several articles that John Frederick William Herschel has written on the subject. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1038
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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 |