Record

RefNoHS/12/416
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Roderick Impey Murchison, dated at Collingwood
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date2 September 1846
DescriptionCopy letter in John Herschel's hand. On fitness of Michael Faraday, as a chemist and physicist, to chair B.A.A.S. section. Remarks on [H. C.] Oersted's identifying electricity and magnetism, and connection between Oersted's and Faraday's work. Further comments on Faraday's work, and on instances of rash observation ultimately proving correct.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCollingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent
Origin coordinates51.035306, 0.513556
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialOriginal available: EUL:Gen523/4/37 ; copy: HS/22/281
RelatedRecordHS/22/281
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3582
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA8081Murchison; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792 - 1871); geologist and geographer1792 - 1871
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