| RefNo | HS/20/124 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James A. Gordon, dated at Chamouni |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | James Alexander Gordon |
| Date | 15 August 1821 |
| Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Wet weather has given him time for letter writing. Spent a week in Paris. Passed through Dijon, and has spent some time at Geneva, where there is a flourishing Philosophical Society. Comments on the meetings. Weather has been bad. Gives a Neapolitan story. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Chamonix, France |
| Origin coordinates | 45.9231, 6.8697 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/8/164 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9830
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5981 | Gordon; James Alexander (1793 - 1872); physician | 1793 - 1872 |