RefNo | HS/19/127 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Radcliffe Birt, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 23 December 1847 |
Description | Letter in hand of amanuensis, partly signed by sender. Lord Auckland [George Eden] asked John Frederick William Herschel to edit [Admiralty Manual] for officers on surveying and exploring expeditions. Charles Wheatstone will prepare instructions for meteorological observations. Asks William Radcliffe Birt to write instructions on detecting 'atmospheric waves and barometric fluctuations.' |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8324
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |