| RefNo | HS/11/124 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Dionysius Lardner, dated at Feldhausen |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 28 February 1838 |
| Description | Draft letter. Due to his impending departure from the Cape he has had little opportunity of seeing Dionysius Lardner's son George. Does not think he will be in a position to write a popular article on his work in the Southern Hemisphere yet awhile. Several errors in his Treatise Astr., which he would like to correct. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
| Origin coordinates | A33.980556, 18.465278 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/21/243 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/21/243 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11233
|
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA3370 | Lardner; Dionysius (1793 - 1859); scientific writer | 1793 - 1859 |