| RefNo | HS/11/325 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward Joseph Lowe to Sir John Herschel, dated at Beeston |
| Creator | Edward Joseph Lowe |
| Date | 23 May 1850 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Henry Lawson has nominated E. Lowe for the Royal Society [of London] and would be grateful if John Frederick William Herschel would add his name to the certificate. Has just received an 11' refracting telescope from Lawson. Has doubtless heard of the newly formed British Meteorological Society. S. C. Whitbread is president, and they already have one hundred members. Has had several gifts of books for the Midland Observatory. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Beeston, Nottinghamshire |
| Origin coordinates | 52.927, -1.215 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11414
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6289 | Lowe; Edward Joseph (1825 - 1900) | 1825 - 1900 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |