RefNo | HS/7/290 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at London |
Creator | James David Forbes |
Date | 12 August 1836 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Encloses the second part of his paper on heat. Has procured some meteorological readings from Malta. Trusts everything is proceeding well at the Cape. Met G. B. Airy recently at Greenwich, where C. F. Gauss's apparatus is now installed. Mr. Gaubert is dead, also A. M. Ampère and G. C. F. M. R. De Prony. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | London |
Origin coordinates | 51.507222, -0.1275 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9559
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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); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |