| RefNo | DM/3/117 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Lt Col William Reid, Royal Enginerrs, to J F W Herschel |
| Date | 3 January 1839 |
| Description | Transmitting a copy of a circular which has been sent out to tell Governors of British Colonies on the subject of keeping meteorological journals. Also describes efforts by the Admiralty, Trinity House and the East India Company towards wider discussion of the practice of keeping meteorological journals.
Originally enclosing DM/3/118. |
| Extent | 3 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| AccessConditions | OPEN - but photocopying forbidden. |
| RelatedMaterial | See also CMB/1/4 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3724 | Reid; Sir; William (1791 - 1858); military engineer, colonial governor, and meteorologist | 1791 - 1858 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |