RefNo | HS/6/289 |
Level | Item |
Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 12 September 1856 |
Description | Draft letter. Thought that Augustus De Morgan's last letter was supposed to be written in verse. Hopes his injury will soon improve. Does not recollect any habit of Humphry Davy rubbing his hands together. A professor, [G. J.?] Stoney, has re-invented John Frederick William Herschel's collimating telescope and not improved it. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Copy: HS/23/181 |
RelatedRecord | HS/23/181 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7053
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |