| RefNo | HS/18/156 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Letter, from Charles Wheatstone to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lower Mall, Hammersmith | 
| Creator | Charles Wheatstone | 
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel | 
| Date | 26 July 1849 | 
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Lists seven French and German works [1837-1847] on optical science. Comments on one. Quotes copyright law on reproducing passages from these. | 
| Language | English | 
| Extent | 3pp | 
| Format | Manuscript | 
| Place origin | Lower Mall, Hammersmith | 
| Origin coordinates | 51.48938, -0.230528 | 
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon | 
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7955 | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA7559 | Wheatstone; Sir; Charles (1802 - 1875); physicist | 1802 - 1875 | 
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |