| RefNo | MC/2/51 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [Sir John Frederick William] Herschel, Slough, to John George Children, Secretary of the Royal Society |
| Date | 20 October 1832 |
| Description | Responding to Children's letter, dated 16 October, regarding his nomination to be elected to the Council. Herschel cites prior and alternate commitments, including abroad to the Cape, as reasons why he would not be able to perform this duty.
[Entered into Vol. 11, p.323 of Council Minutes] |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | MC/2/48 |
| CMO/11 |
| URL | Also available on Epsilon: https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3432 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA3175 | Children; John George (1777 - 1852); chemist | 1777 - 1852 |