| RefNo | HS/19/178 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Note on tidal effect, by Sir John Frederick William Herschel |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Date | 1860s |
| Description | Note in Herschel's hand to measure tidal effect in cubic feet, related to "tons of coal per diem", likely calculating access restriction to a coastal coal mine due to tide. Top corner note in pencil relates to [William Stanley Jevons], potentially The Coal Question (1865), to whom corrections should be sent.
Written on the back of stamped enveloppe. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 p. |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA6360 | Jevons; William Stanley (1835 - 1882); economist | 1835 - 1882 |