| RefNo | HS/10/276 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry James, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 30 September 1865 |
| Description | Copy of a letter. Regrets delay in acknowledging his Notes on the Great Pyramid; it was due to a temporary loss of the work. Finds Henry James's theory on the inclination of the passages very practical. Comments on the accuracy of the pyramid builders. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/24/122 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/24/122 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10930
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA2879 | James; Sir; Henry (1803 - 1877); surveyor | 1803 - 1877 |