| RefNo | HS/21/77 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | George Biddell Airy |
| Date | 29 December 1830 |
| Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Comments on George Biddell Airy's and Edward Sabine's work on the figure of the earth; describes some results John Frederick William Herschel obtained from using quartz for polarizing light, and is unhappy with the proposed recipient of the R.A.S. medal, M. C. T. Damoiseau, whose lunar theory John Frederick William Herschel cannot understand. |
| 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: RGO 6.807.142; copy: HS/1/45 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/1/45 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel593
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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 |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |