| RefNo | HS/17/236 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Balfour Stewart to Sir John Herschel, dated at Alva St., Edinburgh |
| Creator | Balfour Stewart |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 17 December 1858 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes that John Frederick William Herschel will express opinion of BS's paper on radiant heat, as recommendation for BS's appointment to the Chair of Natural Philosophy at St. Andrews. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Alva St., Edinburgh |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3259
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6042 | Stewart; Balfour (1828 - 1887); physicist and meteorologist | 1828 - 1887 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |