Record

RefNoHS/21/136
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John William Lubbock, dated at Slough
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date16 May 1833
DescriptionCopy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. About observing binary stars. John Frederick William Herschel has decided not to accept the offer of passage on a war ship to the Cape of Good Hope, as he wishes to be beholden to no one for the results of the expedition.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originSlough, Berkshire
Origin coordinates51.5082, -0.5954
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialOriginal available: RS LUB.H.351
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3404
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA5949Lubbock; John (1834 - 1913); 1st Baron Avebury1834 - 1913
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