Record

RefNoHS/13/348a
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland), dated at Cape of Good Hope
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date12 June 1835
DescriptionCopy of a letter. Responds to Hugh Percy's generous offer [see Hugh Percy's 1835-1-21] by saying John Frederick William Herschel does not need the money, and then suggests that Hugh Percy might want to use it to support the publication of John Frederick William Herschel's results from his stay at the Cape.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCape of Good Hope, South Africa
Origin coordinates-34.358056, 18.475556
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/13/348; Incomplete copy: HS/21/178
RelatedRecordHS/13/348
HS/21/178
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12482
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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