| RefNo | HS/25/15/8 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Wrottesley, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | John Wrottesley |
| Date | 24 March 1839 |
| Description | Copy of a draft letter. Commends John Wrottesley's application for Savilian professor of astronomy at Oxford [see John Wrottesley's 1839-3-22]. But it is improper for John Frederick William Herschel to propose John Wrottesley unless asked to do so by R.A.S. council. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: TxU:H/L-0509; Reel 1055 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel13202
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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 |
| NA3417 | Wrottesley; John (1798 - 1867); 2nd Baron Wrottesley | 1798 - 1867 |