| RefNo | HS/4/86 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Jean Baptiste Biot |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Jean Baptiste Biot |
| Date | 10 December 1819 |
| Description | Draft letter. Answers to Jean Baptiste Biot's queries on the refraction of light through crystals, and Newton's rings. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Copy: HS/20/78 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/20/78 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5596
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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 |
| NA3671 | Biot; Jean Baptiste (1774 - 1862); astronomer, mathematician and physicist | 1774 - 1862 |