| RefNo | HS/18/394 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edmund Wheeler to Sir John Herschel, dated at 48 Tollington Road, Holloway |
| Creator | Wheeler; Edmund (1808-1884); microscopist; lecturer |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 22 July 1865 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Offers to lecture to John Frederick William Herschel's 'association.' Describes microscope equipment designed by EW and son, who now manufactures portable telescopes. Diagrams and questions about new object glasses and compound lenses. Offers free telescope to Alexander Herschel. Progress of Atlantic Cable offers good lecture topic for next session. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 48 Tollington Road, Holloway |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8128
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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 |