| Reference number | HS/4 |
| Level | SubSeries |
| Title | Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 4 Beckedorff-Bullan |
| Date | 1817-1871 |
| 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.
Primary correspondents include: Frederick William Beechey; Isaac Lowthian Bell; Friedrich William Bessel; Jean Baptiste Biot; William Radcliffe Birt; George Bishop; Miles Bland; Gilbert Blane; Johann Elert Bode; James Booth; Nathanial Bowditch; Edward William Brayley; David Brewster; John Brinkley; Benjamin Collins Brodie, Benjamin Collins Brodie Jnr; Henry Peter Brougham, Lord Brougham & Vaux; William Buckland.
Also contains letters from Palon Ludwig Heinrich Boguslawski to Caroline Herschel sending her birthday greetings (HS/4/171, HS/4/173, HS/4/175), and a letter from David Brewster to Sir William Herschel asking if the latter would help J F W Herschel write an article on stars for the Edinburgh Encyclopaedia (HS/4/241). |
| Extent | 1 volume; 341 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. |
| Arrangement | Roughly alphabetical by author; chronological within each correspondence group. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Access conditions | Not currently available to view due to ongoing conservation, due to be complete 26 July |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |