Record

RefNoHS/10/3
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Luke Howard to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ackworth
CreatorLuke Howard
Date22 February 1840
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Has been applying his mode of calculation for the barometrical heights for the years 1815-23 and sent the results to the Royal Society [of London] As John Frederick William Herschel may not see them he sends a few comments on them. Would like a suitable colleague to share his labors.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originAckworth, Yorkshire
Origin coordinates53.640824, A1.336409
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10622
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA4515Howard; Luke (1772 - 1864)1772 - 1864
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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