| RefNo | HS/14/84 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Pritchard to Sir John Herschel, dated at Freshwater |
| Creator | Charles Pritchard |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 15 December 1863 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Describes debate at the Royal Astronomical Society over the nature of the 'willow leaves.' Different parties argue that the 'leaves' are solid, precipitate, or non-luminous gas. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Freshwater, Isle of Wight |
| Origin coordinates | 50.682566, -1.524884 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4529
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5459 | Pritchard; Charles (1808 - 1893) | 1808 - 1893 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |