| RefNo | HS/18/1 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Francis Diedrich Wackerbarth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Uppsala |
| Creator | Wackerbarth; Athanasius Francis Diedrich (1813-1884); Swedish astronomer; hymnwriter; translator |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 6 March 1866 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Bemoans lack of complete collection in English of William Herschel's works. Questions quality of J. W. A. Pfaff's 1826 German work on William Herschel, whose English nomenclature for stellar astronomy is not yet adopted in other languages. Suggests English government or the Royal Astronomical Society underwrite cost of publication. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Uppsala, Sweden |
| Origin coordinates | 59.858056, 17.644722 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7784
|
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |