| RefNo | HS/25/7/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel, Collingwood to the Committee of Physics |
| Date | 11 November 1846 |
| Description | Contemporary copy in Herschel's hand.
Herschel was unable to attend the committee meeting to consider recommendations for the Royal Medal, elaborates reasons for thinking Edward Sabine's memoirs on terrestrial magnetism are worthy of the award. |
| Extent | 3pp. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Copy: MS/257/2/269 |
| RelatedRecord | MS/257/2/269 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3274 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |