RefNo | HS/13/143 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Francis Napier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Millwall |
Creator | Napier, Francis (1819–98). English diplomat |
Date | 8 February 1851 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Questions a statement in John Frederick William Herschel's Outlines Astr. regarding the light of Sirius. Also repeated in Alexander von Humboldt's Cosmos. |
Language | English |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Millwall |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12287
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |