| RefNo | HS/14/226 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Adolphe Quetelet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brussels |
| Creator | Adolphe Quetelet |
| Date | 20 September 1841 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets not having seen John Frederick William Herschel in England. Discusses horary observations. Lists current projects. Talks about C. F. Gauss's reactions to magnetic observations by John Frederick William Herschel in two hemispheres and difference of lines for Europe and America. Gives results for August meteors. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 4pp |
| 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/Herschel3071
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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 |