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RefNoHS/9/178
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Basil Hall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Heinfeld near Graz
CreatorBasil Hall
Date29 December 1834
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Forwarding two letters via Francis Beaufort. Has no political or scientific news as they are at present residing in a remote Austrian castle which they find very refreshing after the noise of Vienna. Longs to hear of John Frederick William Herschel's labors with the constellations.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originHeinfeld near Graz
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10295
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3408Hall; Basil (1788 - 1844); naval officer and author1788 - 1844
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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