Record

RefNoHS/13/131
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Pringle Nichol to Sir John Herschel, dated at Glasgow
CreatorNichol; John Pringle (1804-1859); Scottish astronomer; phrenologist; economist; educator
Date4 November 1838
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Has just returned from a German tour and has seen John Frederick William Herschel's letter to Dr. D. MacFarlan. Outlines the procedures that led to John Frederick William Herschel being proposed as the new Rector of the University. Comments on the illustrations of two of his own works. Resolution passed urging the free examination of foreign astronomical instruments in public institutions.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originGlasgow, Scotland
Origin coordinates55.861111, -4.25
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12274
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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