RefNo | HS/16/463 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from James South to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Kensington |
Creator | James South |
Date | 3 June 1830 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Reports on discussion in Astronomical Society council whether to favor John Frederick William Herschel's recommendation of a new nomenclature regarding the angular positions of double stars, or to support James South's preference for William Herschel's method. Other activities concerning the Astronomical Society. |
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/Herschel8483
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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 |