| RefNo | HS/18/27 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Wallace to Sir John Herschel, dated at 6 Lauriston Lane, Edinburgh |
| Creator | Wallace; William (1768-1843); Scottish mathematician; astronomer |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 21 October 1840 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Notes loss of many old friends. Three years seclusion with bad health produced William Wallace's treatise on conic sections, translated to Russian. Sends book on geometrical theorems and two memoirs. Discovered John Frederick William Herschel stated in 1813 what William Wallace thought was recent discovery about catenary. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 6 Lauriston Lane, Edinburgh |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7823
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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 |