| RefNo | HS/16/381 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 1845 ?. |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. [Augustus] DeMorgan and [Henry Fox] Talbot are sending their papers to her. John Frederick William Herschel sends her his report on "Atmospheric Waves and Meteorological Districts" [for the British Association]. Family is well. Outlines a process for transferring photographic impressions on paper to glass, as described in the Athenaeum. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/25/14/4 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/25/14/4 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2690
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |