RefNo | HS/9/278 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Wilfred Heeley, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 28 July 1866 |
Description | Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Is sending Wilfred Heeley papers and material on weights and measures. Proceeds to argue strongly against any introduction of the metric system into India. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Original available: DMC 695A.885.8 ; copy: HS/24/159 |
RelatedRecord | HS/24/159 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1932
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |