RefNo | HS/14/221 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Adolphe Quetelet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brussels |
Creator | Adolphe Quetelet |
Date | 19 January 1841 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Says John Frederick William Herschel's interest in Adolphe Quetelet's work has been source of motivation. Notes that on 21 September and 21 December, aurora borealis and magnetic perturbations have been spotted. Asks where to procure an actinometer in England. |
Language | French |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Brussels, Belgium |
Origin coordinates | 50.846667, 4.3525 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3066
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA2866 | Quetelet; Lambert Adolphe Jacques (1796 - 1874) | 1796 - 1874 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |