| RefNo | HS/8/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Galbraith to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh |
| Creator | Galbraith; William (1786-1850); mathematician |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 24 November 1849 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received his note enclosing G. B. Airy's paper. Regrets any trouble he may have caused. Sends copies of his own paper for measuring heights by the barometer. Took some observations on the tides at Brodick and comments on William Whewell's statements concerning tides. |
| 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 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9653
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |