| RefNo | HS/11/378 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John William Lubbock to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | John William Lubbock |
| Date | 11 March 1845 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Now sees John Frederick William Herschel's point regarding the theory of steam. Comments on various experiments. Glad to see John Frederick William Herschel approves of repeating John Southern's experiments. Unable to go to Cambridge; his banking business requires unceasing attention. Doing all he can about the observations. Council will take up the East India observations. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 20pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11465
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7010 | Lubbock; Sir; John William (1803 - 1865) | 1803 - 1865 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |