| RefNo | HS/18/345 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Young, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Thomas Young |
| Date | 30 August 1828 |
| Description | Autographed draft letter, signed or initialed by sender. Encourages Thomas Young to publish 1829 supplement to Nautical Almanac. John Frederick William Herschel originally proposed supplement to introduce improvements that would bring N. A. to be like Encke's Ephemeris. That is all ended now. English are dropping behind French and Germans in science. John Frederick William Herschel refuses to accept money from government 'which treats its agents so cavalierly.' Reduction of Parramatta [Australia] observations. Did not see Thomas Young's paper in W. T. Brande's [Quarterly Journal of Science and Art], but objects to substitution of true for mean equinox. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/21/26 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/21/26 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8079
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |