| Reference number | HS/23/92 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Elizabeth White, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | White; Elizabeth (fl.1855-1862); wife of George Walpole White; friend of Elizabeth Baily |
| Date | 22 October 1859 |
| Description | Copy of a letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Encloses note from R. J. Kane. John Frederick William Herschel observed oscillating wave created by small waterfall in EW's garden at Holybourne. Requests diagram and measurements of it. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Copy: HS/19/146 |
| Related records in the catalogue | HS/19/146 |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8343
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |