RefNo | HS/19/132 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Radcliffe Birt, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 16 March 1848 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Returns William Radcliffe Birt's draft with John Frederick William Herschel's editorial corrections. Admiralty has no objection to William Radcliffe Birt publishing it as separate article. John Frederick William Herschel will write instructions on 'general' meteorological observations to fill gaps left by William Radcliffe Birt's and Charles Wheatstone's specialized instructions. Devote time to analyzing existing observations, not to making more. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
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/Herschel8329
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |