| RefNo | HS/15/387 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Heinrich Christian Schumacher |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Heinrich Christian Schumacher |
| Date | 17 January 1841 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses a letter in which John Frederick William Herschel explains why John Frederick William Herschel cannot, as a British subject, accept the foreign order offered him [by the Danish king]. Asks Heinrich Christian Sc |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/22/77 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/22/77 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2896
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5372 | Schumacher; Heinrich Christian (1780 - 1850) | 1780 - 1850 |