Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel
Reference number: HS/3/344
Date: 20 February 1836
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Unable to send the Parramatta observations as the vessel is leaving too soon. Has just returned from a meeting to consider [William?] Ritchie's new optical glasses. George Dollond speaks well of them.
- Reference number
- HS/3/344
- Earliest possible date
- 20 February 1836
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
- Also available on Epsilon
- View
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
Francis Beaufort, Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel, 20 February 1836, HS/3/344, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_344/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel, accessed on 10 December 2024
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_3_344/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/hs_3_344/letter-from-francis-beaufort-to-sir-john-herschel" title="Letter, from Francis Beaufort to Sir John Herschel" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 3 Babinet-Beaufort
1819-1869 Reference number: HS/3
Related Fellows
-
Francis Beaufort
Creator -
John Frederick William Herschel
Recipient
Explore the collection
-
Herschel Letters
Dates: 1807-1875
This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.View collection