| RefNo | HS/7/273 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Isaac Fletcher to Sir John Herschel, dated at Tarn Bank near Cockermouth |
| Creator | Fletcher; Isaac (1827-1879); astronomer; MP for Cockermouth; colliery owner |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 20 November 1865 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is engaged drawing up a memoir of the late Admiral W. H. Smyth for the Royal Astronomical Society Would be glad of any of John Frederick William Herschel's observations on his work as an astronomer and as a member of the Board of Visitors of Greenwich. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Tarn Bank near Cockermouth, Cumbria |
| Origin coordinates | 54.6538, -3.4372 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9544
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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 |