| RefNo | MS/257/2/275 |
| AltRefNo | Sa.657 |
| Previous numbers | ES2/52/657 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, Collingwood to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 31 July 1848 |
| Description | Herschel cannot give his support for an application to the government ‘to take on itself the support of the Kew Observatory’ as he believes the Observatory will be ineffective if it is not the private observatory of the British Association. Therefore, Herschel wishes not to attend a meeting to draw up an application for government support. However, he approves of the committee revising the report. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3220 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |