| RefNo | HS/11/77 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from P[hilip] Kelland to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh |
| Creator | P[hilip] Kelland |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 18 March 1859 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Royal Society of Edinburgh would like John Frederick William Herschel to referee a paper on the mean temperature of the earth by J. D. Forbes. Would John Frederick William Herschel be willing? Sends a little biography of the late Professor Thomas Henderson, who is now nearly forgotten in his native city. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Edinburgh |
| Origin coordinates | 55.953333, -3.189167 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11187
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1590 | Kelland; Philip (1808 - 1879) | 1808 - 1879 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |