| RefNo | HS/10/49 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir William Huggins to Sir John Herschel, dated at Upper Tulse Hill |
| Creator | William Huggins |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 25 January 1869 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Professor Joseph Winlock of Harvard agrees with all William Huggins's observations of Nebula of Orion. The observations at Bishop's Observatory between 1844 and 1851 appear to be the work of W. R. Dawes. Comments on the reasons William Hugginsy the bright lines are so easily seen. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Upper Tulse Hill, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.4452, -0.1091 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10682
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7376 | Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer | 1824 - 1910 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |