RefNo | HS/18/407 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from R. Wilcox to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lucknow [India] |
Creator | Wilcox, R. (fl. 1840); officer in East India Company; director of Lucknow Observatory |
Date | 17 October 1840 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. New magnetic observatory to be established in India. Instrument, made by [T. R.] Robinson and Mr. Newman, will be sent to Royal Society [of London] for examination and testing before shipment. Questions best times for daily barometer observations. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Lucknow, [Uttar Pradesh], India |
Origin coordinates | 26.85, 80.95 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8140
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |