| RefNo | HS/18/375 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward Wolstenholme Ward to Sir John Herschel, dated at Sydney |
| Creator | Ward; Edward Wolstenholme (1823–90); officer in Royal Engineers |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 28 December 1856 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sad to hear of John Frederick William Herschel's suffering and retirement from Mint. Describes production rates, problems, equipment, personnel, and quality of gold at Sydney mint. Starting an observatory. G. B. Airy promises to send astronomer. New South Wales legislature is not friendly to scientific research. Describes Australian society. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 12pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Sydney |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8109
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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 |