| RefNo | MS/257/2/268 |
| AltRefNo | Sa.650 |
| Previous numbers | ES2/52/650 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a letter from John Frederick William Herschel, Collingwood to Sir [Robert] Peel |
| Date | 9 July 1845 |
| Description | Herschel informs Peel of a resolution by the British Association about ‘soliciting the favourable consideration’ of the government proposing the encouragement ‘by specific pecuniary rewards’ of the ‘improvement of self-recording magnetic and meteorological apparatus’. Herschel discusses the reasons the British Association are making this application. Includes an extract of the resolution and outlines advantages of proposal. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3607 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |