| RefNo | HS/18/298 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from James Wood to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's College |
| Creator | Wood; James (1760-1839); mathematician; President and Master of St John's College Cambridge; Dean of Ely |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 8 June 1832 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. Commissioned to ask John Frederick William Herschel to select painter and to sit for half-length portrait to be placed in Old House at St. John's. Received John Frederick William Herschel's paper on the measures of double stars. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | St. John's College, Cambridge |
| Origin coordinates | 52.208056, 0.116667 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8030
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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 |