| RefNo | HS/14/208 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Adolphe Quetelet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brussels |
| Creator | Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet |
| Date | 9 February 1836 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Wonders if John Frederick William Herschel has received Adolphe Quetelet's letters and works sent to the Cape. Sends more. Has been doing meteorological observations. Will send some if John Frederick William Herschel wishes. Mural circle and transit instrument finally in place. Problems with equatorial; therefore missed Halley's Comet. |
| 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/Herschel3053
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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 |