Reference number | HS/22/43 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John William Lubbock, dated at Slough |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 9 March 1840 |
Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Comments on several different reports; also on some experiments that lead John Frederick William Herschel to think much of the radiant energy of the Sun is absorbed in the atmosphere. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related material | Original available: RS LUB.H.354 |
URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3430
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA5949 | Lubbock; John (1834 - 1913); 1st Baron Avebury | 1834 - 1913 |