| RefNo | HS/6/484 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Jean-Baptiste Delambre, dated at 9 Downing St. |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre |
| Date | 28 May 1822 |
| Description | Copy of a letter. Thanks him on behalf of the Astronomical Society for his Histoire de l'astronomie moderne. Gives details of a paper on Arabic manuscripts in the Cambridge Philosophical Transactions. Have D. F. J. Arago and J. N. Nicollet received his letter? |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 9 Downing St., London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5033, -0.1269 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Copy: HS/20/142 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/20/142 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7305
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA7147 | Delambre; Jean Baptiste Joseph (1749 - 1822) | 1749 - 1822 |