Record

RefNoHS/17/390a
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Tyndall, dated at Collingwood
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date12 April 1862
DescriptionContemporary copy of the letter. Remarks on John Tyndall's papers on radiant heat and related role of moisture. Will send requested sample of rock salt. Explains difficulties using it and hopes John Tyndall will have better success, perhaps even repeating John Frederick William Herschel's experiments.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCollingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent
Origin coordinates51.035306, 0.513556
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialCopy: HS/23/367
RelatedRecordHS/23/367
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3403
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA8293Tyndall; John (1820 - 1893); natural philosopher1820 - 1893
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