| Reference number | HS/4/87 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Jean Baptiste Biot, dated at Cambridge |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 25 April 1820 |
| Description | Draft letter. Fears that a letter written to him in November may not have reached him. Will send him a copy of his paper of colors. A Philosophical Society has been formed at Cambridge. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Cambridge |
| Origin coordinates | 52.19413, 0.12226
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| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Copy: HS/20/93 |
| Related records in the catalogue | HS/20/93 |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5597
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA3671 | Biot; Jean Baptiste (1774 - 1862); astronomer, mathematician and physicist | 1774 - 1862 |