| Reference number | MC/3/204 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Sir John F.W. Herschel, Collingwood, to the Royal Society |
| Date | 27 January 1842 |
| Description | Enclosing a letter by George Biddell Airy regarding the activities of the Physical Committee as well as current work on magnetism. Herschel proposes a new responsibility for the Chairman of the Physical Committee concerning the circulation of members' letters. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| URL | Also available on Epsilon: https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3392 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |