RefNo | HS/19/135 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to [William Radcliffe Birt], dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 1 June 1848 |
Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Agrees that Kew Observatory should remain open. Will urge B.A.A.S. to continue observations. Admiralty Manual going slowly. William Radcliffe Birt may use Admiralty's printer for William Radcliffe Birt's separate article. Did not tell Lord [Auckland, i.e., George Eden] of William Radcliffe Birt's offer to go to New Zealand. |
Language | English |
Extent | 8pp |
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/Herschel8331
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |