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RefNoHS/11/267
LevelItem
TitleDraft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Humphrey Lloyd, dated at Slough
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date16 November 1838
DescriptionDraft letter. Would like a statement from Edward Sabine and Humphrey Lloyd outlining the probable expense and materials required for the proposed expedition so that he can hand it to the government at the interview. Has written to G. B. Airy, who is not in favor of the proposed expedition, so will write again. Thinks it necessary for men of science to agree before presenting petitions to the government.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originSlough, Berkshire
Origin coordinates51.5082, A0.5954
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/21/270
RelatedRecordHS/21/270
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11359
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA8252Lloyd; Humphrey (1800 - 1881)1800 - 1881
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