| RefNo | HS/16/334 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 31 March 1830 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Says manuscript [Mechanism of the Heavens] cannot be improved materially except perhaps on one or two small points. Will look at it again when it is together in a whole. Announces birth of John Frederick William Herschel's daughter [Caroline] that morning. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/21/66 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/21/66 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2643
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |