RefNo | HS/17/155 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Sykes, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 24 October 1861 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Stresses importance for Balloon Committee of obtaining corresponding temperatures and pressures; describes two highly sensitive thermometers that might be built for this purpose. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Copy: HS/23/343 |
RelatedRecord | HS/23/343 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3385
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA5872 | Sykes; William Henry (1790 - 1872) | 1790 - 1872 |