| RefNo | HS/7/279 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Locarno |
| Creator | James David Forbes |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 2 October 1832 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has postponed answering his letter until he has some worthwhile results to transmit. Local savants are unwilling to take much trouble but has met a German meteorologist, L. F. Kämtz, and together they have carried out observations on some of the mountains. Encloses some of the actinometer readings. Has 80 series of magnetic observations. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Locarno |
| Origin coordinates | 46.166667, 8.8 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9550
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6280 | Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1809 - 1868 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |