| RefNo | HS/7/334 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas I. M. Forster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bruges |
| Creator | Forster; Thomas Ignatius Maria (1789-1860); naturalist; meteorologist; animal rights activist |
| Date | 17 November 1843 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like a copy of John Frederick William Herschel's pamphlet on Education written at the Cape. Did he ever receive the Perennial Calendar? Comments on recent falling stars. Does he know where Stephen Lee's Catalogue of Changing Stars is? Mr. Slegg's brother is in a mental home. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Bruges, Belgium |
| Origin coordinates | 51.208889, 3.224167 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9593
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |