| RefNo | HS/14/216 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Adolphe Quetelet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brussels |
| Creator | Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet |
| Date | 5 August 1839 |
| Description | Copy of a letter. Addresses a few last words before departing for Italy with his wife. Sends 3 memoirs just published. Will be in Paris to observe meteors. Proposes to redo terrestrial magnetism observations in Italy. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| 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/Herschel3061
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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 |