| RefNo | HS/8/67 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John P. Gassiot to Sir John Herschel, dated at Clapham Common |
| Creator | John Peter Gassiot |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 13 February 1871 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. B.A.A.S. has announced its intention of giving up Kew Observatory. What does he think of the possibility of the Royal Society [of London] taking it over for Magnetic Observations? Sends a copy of the Kew report, also a copy of a letter from [Balfour] Stewart. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Clapham Common, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.4578, -0.1494 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9720
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5190 | Gassiot; John Peter (1797 - 1877) | 1797 - 1877 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |