RefNo | HS/13/352 |
Level | Item |
Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland), dated at Feldhausen |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 16 December 1837 |
Description | Draft letter. Describes his observational activities, especially the discovery of the variable nature of Eta Argo, and the rediscovery of the sixth satellite of Saturn. |
Language | English |
Extent | 6pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | HS/21/234 |
RelatedRecord | HS/21/234 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12486
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |