| RefNo | HS/23/100 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Shaw-Lefevre, dated at n.d. |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Shaw-Lefevre; Charles (1794–1888); whig politician |
| Date | 1851 |
| Description | Copy of a letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Recommending Robert Waterhouse to succeed C. D. E. König as Keeper of the Mineralogical Collection at the British Museum. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.d. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Copy: HS/11/468 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/11/468 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11551
|
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |