Record

RefNoHS/25/15/15
LevelItem
TitleCopy of extracts from letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Parsons (Lord Rosse)
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
RecipientWilliam Parsons
Date5 April 1851
DescriptionCopy of extracts from a letter. Appeals [to R.S.L.] for financial support to J. R. Hind, whose health is failing. Encloses letter and sketch from Hind, certificate for Dr. Hall, and letter from Richard Sheepshanks.
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originn.p.
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialOriginal available: TxU:H/L-0342; Reel 1054
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12930
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer1792 - 1871
NA8084Parsons; William (1800 - 1867); 3rd Earl of Rosse1800 - 1867
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