| Reference number | HS/17/236 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Balfour Stewart to Sir John Herschel, dated at Alva St., Edinburgh |
| Creator | Balfour Stewart |
| Date | 17 December 1858 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes that John Frederick William Herschel will express opinion of BS's paper on radiant heat, as recommendation for BS's appointment to the Chair of Natural Philosophy at St. Andrews. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Alva St., Edinburgh |
| 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/Herschel3259
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6042 | Stewart; Balfour (1828 - 1887) | 1828 - 1887 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |