Record

RefNoHS/22/98
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hans Christian Oersted, dated at Collingwood
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date10 October 1841
DescriptionCopy of a letter. Asks Hans Christian Oersted if he can discover, without mentioning John Frederick William Herschel's name, what it might cost John Frederick William Herschel to be formally enrolled in Denmark for the honor he has received [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1841-6-20].
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCollingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent
Origin coordinates51.035306, 0.513556
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12574
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA7482Oersted; Hans Christian (1777 - 1851)1777 - 1851
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