| RefNo | HS/7/289 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh |
| Creator | James David Forbes |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 25 October 1835 |
| Description | Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Unable to assist John Frederick William Herschel's friend Major [Abraham] Cloete as JF was away from home. Comments on results of John Frederick William Herschel's table and JF's own papers and scientific occupations. B.A.A.S. would welcome John Frederick William Herschel's ideas for meteorological work. S. D. Poisson has published a new work on heat, in which he attacks J. B. Fourier. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| 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, 233-6 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3420
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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 |