| RefNo | HS/19/297 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Elizabeth White to Sir John Herschel, dated at Holybourne [near Alton] |
| Creator | White; Elizabeth (fl.1855-1862); wife of George Walpole White; friend of Elizabeth Baily |
| Date | 29 October 1859 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Wavelet in garden stream is gone due to scarce water, but Elizabeth White describes it from memory. [Husband] Walpole adds measurements. Returns note from R. B. Kane. Elizabeth White hurt that her word about Elizabeth Baily was doubted by Lady K. B. Kane. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for accepting Elizabeth White's claim. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Holybourne, near Alton |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8411
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |