Record

RefNoHS/9/263
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Emerson Headlam, dated at Collingwood
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date13 June 1844
DescriptionCopy of a letter. When he was staying with Headlam he arranged to show him round a chemical works. Wonders if the sketch John Frederick William Herschel made at the time of a method for reducing chemical fumes is still extant. Would be glad to receive a copy of it, and the name of the works.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCollingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent
Origin coordinates51.035306, 0.513556
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/22/198
RelatedRecordHS/22/198
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10383
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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