Record

RefNoHS/11/411
LevelItem
TitleDraft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Francis Lunn, dated at 2 Orchard St.
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date11 November 1824
DescriptionDraft letter. Charles Babbage communicated [Edward] Smedley's note requesting John Frederick William Herschel to write an article on 'Heat' and an Introduction to Physical Science. Appears to be some misunderstanding as John Frederick William Herschel does not wish to write on Heat, no interest in the subject, but is prepared to write on Physical Optics. When will the latter article be required?
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin2 Orchard St.
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/20/189
RelatedRecordHS/20/189
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11498
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA5394Lunn; Francis (1795 - 1839); natural philosopher1795 - 1839
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