| RefNo | HS/11/275 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Humphrey Lloyd to Sir John Herschel, dated at 2 Ryder St., St. James's |
| Creator | Humphrey Lloyd |
| Date | 30 October 1840 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just received John Frederick William Herschel's letter of August as he has been traveling on the continent. Will see G. B. Airy tomorrow. Comments on Johann von Lamont's observatory at Munich. Discussed the Report of the Magnetic arrangements with Edward Sabine. Encloses letters. L. A. J. Quetelet would like support from the Royal Society [of London] for additional observers in his observatory. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 2 Ryder St., St. James's |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11367
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8252 | Lloyd; Humphrey (1800 - 1881) | 1800 - 1881 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |