| RefNo | HS/14/194 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Adolphe Quetelet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brussels |
| Creator | Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet |
| Date | 8 December 1826 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Although not known to John Frederick William Herschel, is writing under the auspices of Charles Babbage. Sends various works. Has honor of having proposed John Frederick William Herschel as correspondent to Royal Academy of Science of Brussels, unanimously supported. Would John Frederick William Herschel please seriously consider? |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Brussels, Belgium |
| Origin coordinates | 50.846667, 4.3525 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3039
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2866 | Quetelet; Lambert Adolphe Jacques (1796 - 1874) | 1796 - 1874 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |