| RefNo | HS/19/106 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Radcliffe Birt, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 28 July 1843 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by Sir John Herschel. John Frederick William Herschel's theory of barometric waves. Comparison with ocean tides. Non-trade winds follow laws of periodicity and are predictable, accounting for previously unexplained phenomena. Attributes rotating storms to interference of two or more wave trains. Will propose William Radcliffe Birt as director of new B.A.A.S. project to discover laws of weather behavior. Sends payment for William Radcliffe Birt's expenses. Never saw anything more beautiful than William Radcliffe Birt's 'Symmetrical Barometric Curve.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 6pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/22/165; HS/19/105; HS/22/166 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/22/165 |
| HS/19/105 |
| HS/22/166 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8300
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |