| Reference number | HS/17/347 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Thomas P. Thompson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Eliot Vale, Blackheath |
| Creator | Thomas P. Thompson |
| Date | 10 February 1860 |
| Description | Copy of a letter, with diagrams. Asks John Frederick William Herschel's opinion of a tuning fork design; includes plan of the instrument. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Eliot Vale, Blackheath |
| 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/Herschel4193
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA4275 | Thompson; Thomas Perronet (1783 - 1869) | 1783 - 1869 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |