| RefNo | HS/4/256 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at 10 Coates Crescent, Edinburgh |
| Creator | David Brewster |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 12 October 1822 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been unable to answer his letters due to the King's visit. Refrained from writing on hearing of the death of W. Herschel. His paper on the absorption of light will appear in the next number of the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Comments on this. Grateful for any astronomical news. Advice welcomed on memoir of W. Herschel. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 10 Coates Crescent, Edinburgh |
| Origin coordinates | 55.949, -3.2122
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| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5780
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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); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |