| RefNo | HS/18/305 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Wrottesley to Sir John Herschel, dated at Wolverhampton [Staffordshire] |
| Creator | John Wrottesley |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 14 August 1863 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Invites Herschels to view James Glaisher's next balloon ascent, sometime after 20 Aug. Glaisher's report to B.A.A.S. on eight ascents is just out. John Wrottesley identifies rapid ascent as cause of observation errors. Predicts adoption of imported [metric] 'Decimal Scale' from Continent. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8038
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3417 | Wrottesley; John (1798 - 1867); 2nd Baron Wrottesley | 1798 - 1867 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |