RefNo | HS/16/4 |
Level | Item |
Title | Incomplete letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Sheepshanks, dated at [Feldhausen] |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 24 October 1835 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, incomplete. Provides list of desiderata for activities for observatories of the '2nd and 3rd classes.' Reports his progress from the Cape, and his inability as yet to see Halley's or Encke's comet. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | HS/25/9/1 |
RelatedRecord | HS/25/9/1 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3661
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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 |