| RefNo | HS/22/281 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Roderick Impey Murchison, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Roderick Impey Murchison |
| Date | 2 September 1846 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. On fitness of Michael Faraday, as a chemist and physicist, to chair B.A.A.S. section. Remarks on [H. C.] Oersted's identifying electricity and magnetism, and connection between Oersted's and Faraday's work. Further comments on Faraday's work, and on instances of rash observation ultimately proving correct. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: EUL:Gen523/4/37 ; copy: HS/12/416 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/12/416 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3582
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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 |
| NA8081 | Murchison; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792 - 1871); geologist and geographer | 1792 - 1871 |