| RefNo | HS/24/32 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Hodgson, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Hodgson; Francis (1781-1852); educator; provost of eton college |
| Date | 27 February 1864 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Did not insinuate that Richard Hodgson plagiarized John Frederick William Herschel's idea of 'diagonal reflector,' but feels justified in defending John Frederick William Herschel's claim to being first to apply it. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | HS/19/154 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8352
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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 |