| RefNo | HS/13/349 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland) to Sir John Herschel, dated at Syon |
| Creator | Hugh Percy |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 3 September 1835 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Accepts John Frederick William Herschel's suggestion about using the offered money for publication costs [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1835-6-12]; is concerned about the telescope at Cambridge, as G. B. Airy has left for Greenwich; final comments on the comet's effects and the weather. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Syon House, Hounslow |
| Origin coordinates | 51.476753, -0.311536 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12483
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5295 | Percy; Hugh (1785 - 1847); 3rd Duke of Northumberland | 1785 - 1847 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |