| RefNo | HS/3/347 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty |
| Creator | Francis Beaufort |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 11 June 1836 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is enclosing some accounts of the eclipse of the sun. The St. Helena instruments have arrived. Some observations are going to be made in Upper Canada. G. B. Airy proposes some extensive magnetic observations at Greenwich. Is going to Greenwich to see and plan extension to the observatory. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | The Admiralty |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5055, -0.1274 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6228
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5914 | Beaufort; Sir; Francis (1774 - 1857); hydrographer | 1774 - 1857 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |