| RefNo | HS/16/445 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from James South to Sir John Herschel, dated at Passy |
| Creator | James South |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 21 June 1825 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. James South has received the medals awarded James South and John Frederick William Herschel by the French Academy for their paper on double stars. Reports on his new work on double stars and his observations of [J. F. A.] Gambert's comet. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Passy, Paris, France |
| Origin coordinates | 48.857111, 2.284136 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8465
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7104 | South; Sir; James (1785 - 1867) | 1785 - 1867 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |