Record

RefNoHS/1/107
LevelItem
TitleDraft letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date25 August 1842
DescriptionDraft not in Herschel's hand. Information on the constitution of a sub-committee formed to revise instructions issued to the Magnetic Observatory. Further instructions regarding the functioning of this committee.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp.
FormatManuscript
Place originCollingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent
Origin coordinates51.035306, 0.513556
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialCopy: HS/22/132
Original: RGO 6.693.110
RelatedRecordHS/22/132
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel176
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA8035Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician1801 - 1892
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