| RefNo | HS/11/182 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Lee to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hartwell House |
| Creator | John Lee |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 17 September 1862 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. James Glaisher has made two more balloon ascents and reached six miles high. W. R. Birt has been observing at Hartwell during the present lunation and discovered several new spots, a sea, and craters. Sends details. Is sending a petition to H. J. Temple (3rd Viscount Palmerston) for a pension for Birt and would be glad if John Frederick William Herschel would look it over and sign it. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.8051, -0.8468 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11279
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7536 | Lee; John (1783 - 1866) | 1783 - 1866 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |