| RefNo | HS/13/359 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Algernon Percy (4th Duke of Northumberland) to Sir John Herschel, dated at Whitehall Gardens |
| Creator | Algernon Percy |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 18 May 1849 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is looking forward to receiving a copy of John Frederick William Herschel's Outlines Astr.; describes an aurora A. Percy had seen at Alnwick Castle. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Whitehall Gardens, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.503841, -0.124894 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12493
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1013 | Percy; Algernon (1792 - 1865); 4th Duke of Northumberland | 1792 - 1865 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |