Record

RefNoHS/19/27
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to David Brewster, dated at [9 Downing St.]
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date7 August 1822
DescriptionCopy of a letter. Sends circular of F. W. Bessel's 'Declinations.' Sent paper on 25 July for Royal Society of Edinburgh, similar to David Brewster's paper outlined in previous issue [of Edinburgh Journal of Science]. Argues for continuity of color spectrum versus 'per saltum' transitions.
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place origin9 Downing St., London
Origin coordinates51.5033, -0.1269
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/20/150; HS/B28/6a
RelatedRecordHS/20/150
HS/B28/6a
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8221
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA7450Brewster; Sir; David (1781 - 1868); natural philosopher1781 - 1868
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