| Reference number | HS/10/135 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Incomplete letter, from Robert Hunt to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | Robert Hunt |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | undated |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, incomplete. Has a work on Elementary Physics almost through the press; it is intended for the young. Hopes to construct an instrument to measure amount of chemical action in the solar rays. Would like John Frederick William Herschel to speak to a member of the Government about a position Robert Hunt would like. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10782
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3789 | Hunt; Robert (1807 - 1887); mineralogist | 1807 - 1887 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |