Record

RefNoHS/19/56
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hudson Gurney, dated at Slough
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date24 March 1830
DescriptionCopy of a letter. Does not wish to see Hudson Gurney's biography of Thomas Young until its publication. Anything John Frederick William Herschel submits must remain unaltered, with John Frederick William Herschel's name attached. Will not give reasons. Requests copy of Young's article 'Tides' in Encyclopaedia Britannica.
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originSlough, Berkshire
Origin coordinates51.5082, -0.5954
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8250
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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