RefNo | HS/7/304 |
Level | Item |
Title | Incomplete copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 19 January 1843 |
Description | Copy of a letter, incomplete. Protesting about the refusal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh to publish Thomas Brisbane's magnetic observations; hopes it will be reconsidered. Thinks James Forbes's theory on glaciers has good points, but comments on some of its shortcomings. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | n.p. |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | HS/22/146 |
RelatedRecord | HS/22/146 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9567
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA6280 | Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1809 - 1868 |