RefNo | HS/23/329 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 23 April 1861 |
Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Asks George Biddell Airy many questions about his magnetical explanation [see George Biddell Airy's 1861-4-22]. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Original available: RGO 6.694.321; copy: HS/1/252 |
RelatedRecord | HS/1/252 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel140
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |