RefNo | HS/16/460 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from James South to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Kensington |
Creator | James South |
Date | 19 March 1829 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Reports on meeting of Francis Baily, Francis Beaufort, and James South with Lord Melville on the subject of a new Board of Longitude. Discusses proposed voyage of [James] Ross. Activities at the Astronomical Society. Congratulations to John Frederick William Herschel on his marriage. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | The Observatory, Campden Hill, Kensington |
Origin coordinates | 51.504444, -0.198611 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8480
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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); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |