| RefNo | HS/21/57 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to D. François J. Arago |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Dominique Francois Jean Arago |
| Date | 14 February 1830 |
| Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanking him for his letter and announcement that he has been made a foreign correspondent of the Royal Academy of Sciences of France. [Also contains part of a letter to J. B. J. Fourier which is copied out fully in HS.21.58.] |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/1/353 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4970
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA2974 | Arago; Dominique Francois Jean (1786 - 1853); mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician | 1786 - 1853 |