RefNo | HS/24/159 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Wilfred Heeley, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 28 July 1866 |
Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Is sending Wilfred Heeley papers and material on weights and measures. Proceeds to argue strongly against any introduction of the metric system into India. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Original available: DMC 695A.885.8 ; copy: HS/9/278 |
RelatedRecord | HS/9/278 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1932
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |