RefNo | HS/25/14/14 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Alexander von Humboldt, dated at [Collingwood] |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 1842-8-24 or later |
Description | Copy of draft letter. Writes to send thanks by way of Alexander von Humboldt to the King of Prussia for the award of the Order of Merit. John Frederick William Herschel also comments on some astronomical matters. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1157
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA7984 | Humboldt; Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von (1769 - 1859); naturalist and traveller | 1769 - 1859 |