RefNo | HS/21/229 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes, dated at Feldhausen |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 25 September 1837 |
Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanks James Forbes for papers and requests copies of those John Frederick William Herschel has borrowed; comments on John Frederick William Herschel's observations on solar heat, light, and lines in spectra. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Original available: St. Andrews 40 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3636
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA6280 | Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1809 - 1868 |