RefNo | HS/27/82 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Chairman Society of Arts, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 14 June 1859 |
Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Unable to attend the most recent meeting of the Society of Arts, where the idea of having a fixed musical pitch was discussed. As a committee has been struck to study this, John Frederick William Herschel sends in his thoughts on the topic. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | HS/27/83 |
RelatedRecord | HS/27/83 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1299
|
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |