Record

RefNoHS/10/7
LevelItem
TitleDraft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Luke Howard, dated at Southampton
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date14 September 1846
DescriptionDraft letter. Will distribute the prospectuses of Luke Howard's book as desired, but regrets he will be unable to subscribe for a copy himself as its price is too expensive for his means. Pleased to hear of his good health.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originSouthampton, Hampshire
Origin coordinates50.9025, A1.404167
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/22/284
RelatedRecordHS/22/284
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10626
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA4515Howard; Luke (1772 - 1864)1772 - 1864
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