| RefNo | HS/18/346 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas Young to Sir John Herschel, dated at Park Square |
| Creator | Thomas Young |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 31 August 1828 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. Will not hold John Frederick William Herschel responsible for accuracy of William Richardson's computations. No instructions yet from Admiralty about Nautical Almanac, which goes to press soon. Thomas Young will insert John Frederick William Herschel's equinoctial time. Notes two works by A. F. C. Kollman on harmony and [Beck] on 'thorough-bass.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Park Square, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.524, -0.147 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8080
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |