| RefNo | HS/10/185 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward C. Herrick to Sir John Herschel, dated at New Haven, Conn. |
| Creator | Herrick; Edward Claudius (1811-1862); American entomologist |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 1 November 1838 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is interested in meteoric showers and shooting stars. Encloses a letter [Copy preserved at Yale University] to be sent to someone at the Cape for observations from the Southern Hemisphere. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | New Haven, Conn. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10834
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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 |