| RefNo | HS/7/287 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh |
| Creator | Forbes; James David (1809-1868); natural philosopher |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 5 February 1835 |
| Description | Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Mentions letter from William Whewell sending JF John Frederick William Herschel's interesting but puzzling meteorological results. Will communicate them to a Dr. [John?] Davy at Malta. Has been busy preparing lectures. Made a short tour in England last summer. G. B. Airy has been awarded the Lalande Medal. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Edinburgh |
| Origin coordinates | 55.953333, -3.189167 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: St. Andrews LB II, 215-17 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3414
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6280 | Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1809 - 1868 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |