| RefNo | HS/14/204 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Adolphe Quetelet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brussels |
| Creator | Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet |
| Date | 26 June 1831 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends works for John Frederick William Herschel, the Astronomical Society, and several members. Worries about [P. F.] Verhulst. Asks for John Frederick William Herschel's recent observations. Has spent much time lately on the human laws. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for seeing Edward Troughton and instruments. Has just heard that his friend Alexis Bouvard, who was like a father, is seriously ill. |
| 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/Herschel3049
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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 |