| Reference number | HS/26/39 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Michael Faraday, dated at Kensington |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 6 June 1828 |
| Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Describes the tests John Frederick William Herschel made on a small glass prism of not very high quality, which John Frederick William Herschel has left at the Royal Institution. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Kensington, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5, -0.19 |
| 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/Herschel1216
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA8218 | Faraday; Michael (1791 - 1867); natural philosopher, scientific adviser, and Sandemanian | 1791 - 1867 |