| RefNo | HS/11/319 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Incomplete letter, from Edward Joseph Lowe to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bath |
| Creator | Edward Joseph Lowe |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 6 March 1849 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, incomplete. Has just received John Frederick William Herschel's letter giving details of an interesting auroral phenomenon. Has been experimenting with wire insulates. Henry Lawson has observed streams of red light resembling aurora. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Bath, Somerset |
| Origin coordinates | 51.38, -2.36 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11408
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6289 | Lowe; Edward Joseph (1825 - 1900) | 1825 - 1900 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |