| Reference number | HS/18 |
| Level | SubSeries |
| Title | Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 18 Wackerbarth-Zucchini |
| Date | 1815-1870 |
| Description | Letters from various correspondents sent to Sir John Herschel, with some drafts of his replies and original letters by Herschel recovered from selected correspondents after his death.
Prominent correspondents include: James Thomas Walker; Robert Walker; Henry Warburton; George Waterhouse; Sir William Watson; Sir Charles Wheatstone; William Whewell; William Hyde Wollaston; John Wrottesley, Lord Wrottesley; Samuel Young; Thomas Young. |
| Extent | 1 volume; 444 letters |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Documents previously tipped onto guards and bound in blue library buckram with volume information on the spine, in gilt. Disbound in 2023 and loose letters in folders. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |