| RefNo | HS/7/332 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas I. M. Forster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bruges |
| Creator | Forster; Thomas Ignatius Maria (1789-1860); naturalist; meteorologist; animal rights activist |
| Date | 4 January 1843 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has taken a house in Bruges. Comments on some of his own recent work on stars. Strange reports in French newspapers of James South and his instruments. Does he know a cure for double vision? Sends drawing of a colored meteor. Has another paper by L. A. J. Quetelet on falling stars with which he disagrees. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Bruges, Belgium |
| Origin coordinates | 51.208889, 3.224167 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9591
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |