| RefNo | MS/257/2/272 |
| AltRefNo | Sa.654 |
| Previous numbers | ES2/52/654 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from John Frederick William Herschel, 37 Tavistock Place to [James Clark] Ross |
| Date | 5 May 1847 |
| Description | Herschel speculates on a name for Ross’s 'hot and cold basins' giving examples and discusses the causes of equatorial heat and polar cold. Herschel proposes the ‘circles of deep-sea temperature’ and asks Ross’s opinion. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3273 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA7948 | Ross; Sir; James Clark (1800 - 1862) | 1800 - 1862 |