| RefNo | HS/22/166 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Radcliffe Birt, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Radcliffe Birt; William
(1804-1881); astronomer; meteorologist |
| Date | 28 July 1843 |
| Description | Copy of clean draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. John Frederick William Herschel's theory of barometric waves. Comparison with ocean tides. Non-trade winds follow laws of periodicity and are predictable, accounting for previously unexplained phenomena. Attributes rotating storms to interference of two or more wave trains. Will propose William Radcliffe Birt as director of new B.A.A.S. project to discover laws of weather behavior. Sends payment for William Radcliffe Birt's expenses. Never saw anything more beautiful than William Radcliffe Birt's 'Symmetrical Barometric Curve.'
Notes that the letter was not sent but the matter communicated in person. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 6pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/19/106 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/19/105 |
| HS/22/165 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8300
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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 |