| RefNo | HS/12/311 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles May to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ampthill |
| Creator | Charles May |
| Date | 16 April 1833 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends some specimens of aloes and calocynth with some remarks on them. Also sends some sugar made by evaporating the cane juice under diminished pressure. Inquired from J. Lister regarding the elasticity of hardened steel wire. |
| 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/Herschel11949
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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 |