| RefNo | HS/18/23 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Wallace to Sir John Herschel, dated at 14 Argyle Square, Edinburgh |
| Creator | Wallace; William (1768-1843); Scottish mathematician; astronomer |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 16 March 1824 |
| Description | Please recommend London instrument makers to supply new Edinburgh observatory. Josef Fraunhofer was asked to make only lens for transit instrument, but wants to make entire instrument. [John Frederick William Herschel annotation: Recommended Fraunhofer for entire transit instrument and Robert Molyneux for clock.] |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 14 Argyle Square, Edinburgh |
| Origin coordinates | 55.938539, -3.191167 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7817
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |