| RefNo | HS/21/129 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | James David Forbes |
| Date | 20 February 1833 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Congratulates James Forbes on obtaining, after some difficulty, the Chair of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh. Accepts offer to discuss meteorology with James Forbes's relation Leslie Melville[?], and hopes to mention his actinometer. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: St. Andrews 17 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3592
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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 |
| NA6280 | Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1809 - 1868 |