| RefNo | HS/17/109 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Wilhelm Struve to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dorpat |
| Creator | Wilhelm Struve |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 4 November 1826 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Mentions a four month absence from Dorpat. Commends [James] South on his work on double stars yet states that South's distances for nearby stars are too large. Considers his measurements, previous to his [Josef] Fraunhofer telescope, significant, even if South refuses to accept them. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for the difference in the longitudinal measurements between Paris and Greenwich. |
| Language | German |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Dorpat, [Tartu], Estonia |
| Origin coordinates | 58.383333, 26.716667 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2997
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5563 | Struve; Friedrich Georg Wilhelm (1793 - 1864); astronomer and geodesist | 1793 - 1864 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |