| RefNo | HS/9/409 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas Hodgkin to Sir John Herschel, dated at Finsbury Circus |
| Creator | Hodgkin; Thomas (1798-1866); physician; pathologist |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 13 December 1834 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends letter by Jonathan Stander, who is to work in the educational field at the Cape. Is pleased John Frederick William Herschel serves on the management committee of the Infants schools. Wishes success to the expedition to explore the interior of S. Africa. Thanks for his paper on nebulae. Enjoyed the B.A.A.S. meeting at Edinburgh. Sends one of his own pamphlets on African colonization. Thomas Bell wishes to be remembered to him. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Finsbury Circus |
| Origin coordinates | 51.517972235589355, -0.08643717888775106 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10532
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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 |