RefNo | HS/19/148 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Jacques Babinet, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 24 February 1862 |
Description | Copy of a letter. Jacques Babinet's solution to torsion thread arrangement is simpler and more ingenious than John Frederick William Herschel's. Enquires about details of gravimetric balance. Pendulum measurements. Density of continents. Clarification of John Frederick William Herschel's privileges as foreign associate of Institute. Death of J. B. Biot. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8345
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |