| RefNo | HS/14/492 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Frederick Rixon to Sir John Herschel, dated at Clapham |
| Creator | Rixon; Frederick (fl. 1866); member of the lecture committee at Clapham school |
| Date | 4 August 1866 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to give 2 or 3 lectures on astronomy in the upcoming course at his school. John Frederick William Herschel declines the offer in an attached draft of a response. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Clapham |
| Origin coordinates | 51.46, -0.14 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2266
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |