| Reference number | HS/8/164 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James A. Gordon, dated at Chamouni |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | James Alexander Gordon |
| Date | 15 August 1821 |
| Description | Draft letter. Wet weather has given him time for letter writing. Spent a week in Paris. Passed through Dijon, and has spent some time at Geneva, where there is a flourishing Philosophical Society. Comments on the meetings. Weather has been bad. Gives a Neapolitan story. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Chamonix, France |
| Origin coordinates | 45.9231, 6.8697 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | HS/20/124 |
| Related records in the catalogue | HS/20/124 |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9830
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5981 | Gordon; James Alexander (1793 - 1872); physician | 1793 - 1872 |