Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/25/3/8
Date: 5 August 1832
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Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Suggests that James Forbes use his instruments to compare the force of solar radiation at high and low elevations. Delineates possible methods for this experimentation, and lists results of similar experiments. Includes further information on the actinometer.
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- HS/25/3/8
- Earliest possible date
- 5 August 1832
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James David Forbes, dated at Slough, 5 August 1832, HS/25/3/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_3_8/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-james-david-forbes-dated-at-slough, accessed on 09 March 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 25 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/25 -
Copy book of Sir John Herschel's outgoing correspondence, vol. 3, from 8 December 1831 to 21 September 1834
1873 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/3
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John Frederick William Herschel
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James David Forbes
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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