Record

RefNoHS/18/332
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Young
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date19 June 1825
DescriptionContemporary copy in sender's hand. Edward Sabine declares that Royal Society [of London] is hostile to Edward Sabine's interests. If Edward Sabine makes future claim for compensation, John Frederick William Herschel wants Thomas Young's opinion in writing. Need to order four night glasses for Fairlight Station. Encloses letter from [Richard] Copeland.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originn.p.
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/20/214
RelatedRecordHS/20/214
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8065
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA7947Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist1773 - 1829
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