| RefNo | HS/21/23 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Dionysius Lardner, dated at Isle of Wight |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Dionysius Lardner |
| Date | 25 July 1828 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has been contemplating a larger work on Light, but thinks he may be able to write a shorter, more popular work for the Cabinet Cyclopaedia. Wonders who the other contributors will be. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Isle of Wight |
| Origin coordinates | 50.666667, -1.266667 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: APS B.H435p.3 ; copy: HS/11/107 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/11/107 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1519
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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 |
| NA3370 | Lardner; Dionysius (1793 - 1859); scientific writer | 1793 - 1859 |