| RefNo | HS/17/203 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Sharp to Sir John Herschel, dated at Rugby |
| Creator | William Sharp |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 11 October 1849 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotation by Sir John Herschel. Asks John Frederick William Herschel's opinion on a passage from [John] Williams's Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Seas regarding unusual tides in Tahiti and Society Islands. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Rugby |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3228
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2932 | Sharp; William (1805 - 1896) | 1805 - 1896 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |