RefNo | HS/23/74 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 28 October 1849 |
Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has heard nothing beyond what George Biddell Airy has said [see George Biddell Airy's 1849-9-25], but agrees with George Biddell Airy's assessment of the situation. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Original available: RGO 6.248.132; copy: HS/1/218 |
RelatedRecord | HS/1/218 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel210
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |