| RefNo | HS/9/170 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Basil Hall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Portsmouth |
| Creator | Basil Hall |
| Date | 22 July 1832 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets a hasty opinion should have evoked so long a letter. Regarding the status of cholera. Would be grateful for a specimen of W. Herschel's handwriting. Sun has been showing symptoms of decay and several have been trying to observe it with limited success. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Origin coordinates | 50.805833, -1.087222 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10287
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3408 | Hall; Basil (1788 - 1844); naval officer and author | 1788 - 1844 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |