| RefNo | HS/20/78 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Jean Baptiste Biot |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Jean Baptiste Biot |
| Date | 10 December 1819 |
| Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Answers to Jean Baptiste Biot's queries on the refraction of light through crystals, and Newton's rings. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/4/86 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5596
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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 |
| NA3671 | Biot; Jean Baptiste (1774 - 1862); astronomer, mathematician and physicist | 1774 - 1862 |