| Reference number | HS/15/458 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Adam Sedgwick to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge |
| Creator | Adam Sedgwick |
| Date | 12 June 1869 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Wilberforce Clarke, the nephew of an old friend, has been appointed to a meteorological observatory. He needs a list of useful books and instruments for his job from John Frederick William Herschel. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Cambridge |
| Origin coordinates | 52.19413, 0.12226 |
| 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/Herschel2549
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3549 | Sedgwick; Adam (1785 - 1873) | 1785 - 1873 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |