RefNo | HS/23/340 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alfred P. Wire, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 26 September 1861 |
Description | Copy of a letter. Alfred P. Wire's 'Thaumatrope' is ingenious, but applies only to periodic movement. John Frederick William Herschel aims to reproduce non-periodic motion. Commends Alfred P. Wire's suggestion to employ government schoolmasters as meteoro |
Language | English |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8161
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |