RefNo | HS/24/99 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Sir Charles Lyell, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 5 March 1865 |
Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Comments on why John Frederick William Herschel gave 239 degrees F as the temperature of space. Geological specimens may be given to the Geological Society or to the Jermyn Street Museum. |
Language | English |
Extent | 9pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Original available: APS B.D25.L.12 ; copy: HS/11/438; copy: HS/24/98 |
RelatedRecord | HS/11/438 |
HS/24/98 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1508
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA8255 | Lyell; Sir; Charles (1797 - 1875) | 1797 - 1875 |