RefNo | HS/9/486 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Thomas W. Hornbuckle to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's College, Cambridge |
Creator | Hornbuckle; Thomas Waldron (1775-c.1848); President of St John's College; rector of Staplehurst, Kent |
Date | 10 October 1826 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. The Lucasian Professorship will shortly become vacant. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel will become a candidate for this chair, once occupied by Newton. |
Language | English |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | St. John's College, Cambridge |
Origin coordinates | 52.208056, 0.116667 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10607
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |