RefNo | HS/13/137 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Joseph Nicolas Nicollet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris |
Creator | Nicollet; Joseph Nicolas (1786-1843); French geographer; astronomer; mathematician. |
Date | 4 October 1827 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just returned from the Alps, where he worked on the glacier at Chamouny and in the St. Bernard. Comments on his work and on the work of the actinometer. Regrets to hear of the death of Mrs. Babbage. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Paris, France |
Origin coordinates | 48.856667, 2.352222 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12281
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |