| RefNo | HS/18/334 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas Young to Sir John Herschel, dated at 48 Welbeck St. |
| Creator | Thomas Young |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 7 November 1825 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Questions John Frederick William Herschel's conclusion that Board of Longitude has power to interfere in Admiralty operations. Disagrees that Nautical Almanac errors are serious. Compares them to tables of Charles Hutton, F. X. von Zach, and H. C. Schumacher. When will Thomas Young receive Charles Babbage's table? |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 48 Welbeck Street, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.51754, -0.14938 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8067
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |