RefNo | HS/8/176 |
Level | Item |
Title | Incomplete letter, from James A. Gordon to Sir John Herschel |
Creator | James A. Gordon |
Date | 14 January 1845 |
Description | Autographed letter, incomplete. Thanks for his three invaluable letters. His own grandfather put up the first steam engine in London in 1770. His own knowledge is limited but he is expert on some things. Hopes he will keep his letter for a year. |
Language | English |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | n.p. |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9842
|
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA5981 | Gordon; James Alexander (1793 - 1872); physician | 1793 - 1872 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |