RefNo | HS/18/427 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Robert Charles Winthrop to Sir John Herschel, dated at Boston, Mass. |
Creator | Winthrop; Robert Charles (1807–94); American politician; publisher; philanthropist |
Date | 18 March 1861 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Encloses pamphlet on atmospheric electricity by Joseph Henry and two pages about 'Carpet experiments' in New York by Joseph Lovering. U.S. going through 'sad political trial.' Does astronomy offer examples of severed systems or broken planets being re-united? |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Boston, Mass., United States of America |
Origin coordinates | 42.360278, -71.057778 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8159
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |