| RefNo | HS/4/288 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie [the elder] to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bonchurch, I.o.W. |
| Creator | Benjamin Collins Brodie [Sr.] |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 22 August 1861 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends the official answer from the Admiralty about the William Lassell affair. Suggests all the letters about this subject should be placed in the archives of the Royal Society [of London] for future reference. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Bonchurch, Isle of Wight |
| Origin coordinates | 50.599545, -1.181629
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| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5819
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8147 | Brodie; Sir; Benjamin Collins (1783 - 1862); surgeon | 1783 - 1862 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |