| RefNo | HS/27/34 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Philosophical Magazine, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 12 February 1865 |
| Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Attempts further clarification of the matter discussed in John Frederick William Herschel's 1864-12-20 to the P.M. Reiterates John Frederick William Herschel's recollection of a conversation between W. H. Wollaston and Humphry Davy, which John Frederick William Herschel had described in a letter [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1826-11-25 to Francis Baily] and which John Frederick William Herschel refers to in his letter of resignation to Davies Gilbert [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1827-6-27], which latter letter John Frederick William Herschel quotes. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1268
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |