| RefNo | HS/25/6/5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to John William Lubbock, dated at Collingwood |
| Date | 3 July 1840 |
| Description | Copy of original in Colonel John Herschel's hand. Herschel is displeased by the seemingly rash resolution of the Royal Society Council with regard to idea of establising permanent magnetic observatory near London.
Carbon copy |
| Extent | 2 pp. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Carbon copy |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Copy: MM/11/147 |
| RelatedRecord | MM/11/147 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA7010 | Lubbock; Sir; John William (1803 - 1865) | 1803 - 1865 |