| RefNo | HS/23/187 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | James David Forbes |
| Date | 14 January 1857 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanks James Forbes for his dissertation on the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science. Discusses health of James Forbes and John Frederick William Herschel. Suggests that some actinometric measurements are not as seriously flawed as at first thought [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1847-3-1]. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: St. Andrews 55a |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3225
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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 |
| NA6280 | Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1809 - 1868 |