| RefNo | HS/16/231 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Piazzi Smyth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh |
| Creator | Charles Piazzi Smyth |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 6 February 1850 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. A. G. Melville will start Meteorological Observatory at Queen's College, Galway. Charles Piazzi Smyth discusses John Frederick William Herschel article on plans for building an ice-making machine. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh |
| Origin coordinates | 55.9583, -3.1780 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4554
|
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3757 | Smyth; Charles Piazzi (1819 - 1900) | 1819 - 1900 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |