RefNo | HS/4/248 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Esk Hill by Roslin |
Creator | David Brewster |
Date | 5 November 1819 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received his papers on hyposulfurous acid and Mother of Pearl. Comments regarding latter. Agreement necessary on nomenclature for light. His own and J. B. Biot's experiments on light. Would John Frederick William Herschel read his paper of 1818 and comment on it. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Esk Hill by Roslin, Scotland |
Origin coordinates | 55.85822, -3.16942
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AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5769
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA7450 | Brewster; Sir; David (1781 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1781 - 1868 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |