| Reference number | HS/7/176 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Michael Faraday, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 21 July 1828 |
| Description | Draft letter. Hears that the Board of Longitude is to be dissolved; it will therefore be necessary to seek a new source of income for the continuance of the Optical Glass experiments. Will be guided by Michael Faraday's wish whether to continue the experiments. Charles Anderson has showed him curious experiments with the fusion of Fluor with clay. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | HS/21/2 |
| Related records in the catalogue | HS/21/2 |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9423
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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 |