RefNo | HS/16/105 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Sheepshanks, dated at [Collingwood] |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 1850 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received interesting observations of double stars from Thomas Maclear at the Cape observatory. The new equatorial lens sent to the Cape arrived safely, in spite of sloppiness by the English custom-house. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | HS/25/9/69 |
RelatedRecord | HS/25/9/69 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1620
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA5536 | Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855) | 1794 - 1855 |