| RefNo | HS/14/65 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from James Cowles Prichard to Sir John Herschel, dated at 1 Woburn Place |
| Creator | James Cowles Prichard |
| Date | 30 March 1848 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Glad John Frederick William Herschel finds James Cowles Prichard's paper suitable for Admiralty Manual. James Cowles Prichard allows question is physiological but also ethnological; admits problems but sticks to his thesis. Would John Frederick William Herschel be willing to assume a leading role in a planned new journal somewhat similar to the Athenaeum, but giving more attention to science? |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 1 Woburn Place, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51° 31′ 25.68″ N, 0° 7′ 35.04″ W |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2034
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7500 | Prichard; James Cowles (1786 - 1848) | 1786 - 1848 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |