South, James, Sir (1785-1867), astronomer
- Date:
- c.1826-1933
- Reference:
- MS.7655/132-136
- Part of:
- Miscellany: English, 18th-20th centuries
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
4 autograph letters, signed, 1826-1833 and n.d. (nos. 132-135), including 1 to Dominique François Arago (1786-1853) (no.132) and 1 to the chemists Howards (no.133); signature cut from a letter by South, plus address section and 2 cuttings pasted on, n.d. (no.136).
Publication/Creation
c.1826-1933
Physical description
5 items
Related material
At Wellcome Collection:
Other orders sent to the chemists Howards are found at MS.7654 and 7736, and the Howard family are documented in PP/HO. Correspondence involving Arago is scattered throughout the collections and can be found by searching the online database.
Finding aids
Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.