| RefNo | HS/12/310 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles May to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ampthill |
| Creator | Charles May |
| Date | 7 March 1833 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received the glasses from Dr. John Dalton with very minute answers. Dalton gave a paper on this subject in 1794 to the Manchester Society. Will bring them to London tomorrow. Dr. Simms is in a critical condition. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Ampthill, Bedfordshire |
| Origin coordinates | 52.0263, -0.4906 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11948
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2178 | May; Charles (1800 - 1860) | 1800 - 1860 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |