| RefNo | HS/11/73 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from J. B. Kearney to Sir John Herschel, dated at Canterbury |
| Creator | Kearney; John Basil (fl.1859) |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 14 September 1859 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has no objection to his letter being communicated to the Royal Astronomical Society Comments on his observations. Thanks for his paper on musical pitch. Sees that new copper coinage is to be introduced and hopes that John Frederick William Herschel will use his influence to introduce the decimal system. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Canterbury |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11183
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |