| RefNo | HS/8/114 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Letter, from Davies Gilbert to Sir John Herschel, dated at Eastbourne | 
| Creator | Davies Gilbert | 
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel | 
| Date | 25 July 1828 | 
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just returned from an exhausting meeting. Has no doubt funds will still be available for the Optical Glass experiments. Has written to Michael Faraday. | 
| Language | English | 
| Extent | 2pp | 
| Format | Manuscript | 
| Place origin | Eastbourne, East Sussex | 
| Origin coordinates | 50.77, 0.28 | 
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon | 
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9775
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA8707 | Gilbert; Davies (1767-1839) | 1767-1839 | 
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |