| RefNo | HS/18/396 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from George Mathews Whipple to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kew Observatory, Richmond, Surrey |
| Creator | Whipple; George Mathews (1842–93); physicist; meteorologist; superintendent of Kew magnetic observatory |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 18 February 1871 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends prints of solar photographs taken last week at Kew, as requested by Warren de La Rue. Regrets that picture on 11 Feb. was unsatisfactory. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Kew Observatory, Richmond |
| Origin coordinates | 51.4689, -0.3147 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8130
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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 |