Reference number | HS/13/218 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from William Edward Parry to Sir John Herschel, dated at Admiralty |
Creator | William Edward Parry |
Date | 4 January 1824 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets delay in answering John Frederick William Herschel's communication, but was away from Bath when the letter arrived. Interested in the extraordinary local attraction observed by Mr. Duncan in 1791. Gives locations of three such situations in his recent voyage. Comments on the use of Peter Barlow's plate. Will write to Barlow before his next voyage. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | The Admiralty |
Origin coordinates | 51.5055, -0.1274 |
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/Herschel12361
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA7481 | Parry; Sir; William Edward (1790 - 1855) | 1790 - 1855 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |