| RefNo | HS/7/337 |
| 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 | 23 September 1844 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has sent a pamphlet on Education to the Royal Society [of London] to be transmitted to John Frederick William Herschel. Explains the mechanism of his new anemometer. Is most interested in the causes of falling stars and their relation to meteorites. Has he seen [Robert?] Hunt's book on Light? Does he know where a description of William Parsons' (3rd Earl of Rosse) large telescope is to be found? |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5pp |
| 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/Herschel9596
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |