RefNo | HS/13/82 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Edward James Stone to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
Creator | Edward James Stone |
Date | 25 February 1864 |
Description | Copy of a letter. Intrigued by discovery of 'willow leav[e]s' on sun's photosphere, bought new telescope eyepiece. Reports observations on 'leav[e]s' and overall 'rice-like' texture of sun under telescope. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | The Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
Origin coordinates | 51.47783, -0.00139 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3418
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA1541 | Stone; Edward James (1831 - 1897) | 1831 - 1897 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |