| RefNo | HS/8/219 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Letter, from John Gorham to Sir John Herschel, dated at Tonbridge | 
| Creator | Gorham; John (1814-1899); physician | 
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel | 
| Date | 8 May 1856 | 
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has he repeated his experiments with the photographic representation of the prismatic structure? Regarding a numerical nomenclature for the colors. | 
| Language | English | 
| Extent | 3pp | 
| Format | Manuscript | 
| Place origin | Tonbridge, Kent | 
| Origin coordinates | 51.1987, 0.2764 | 
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon | 
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9885
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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 |