RefNo | HS/18/13 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from James Thomas Walker to Sir John Herschel, dated at 24 Blessington Road, Lee, Blackheath |
Creator | James Thomas Walker |
Date | 2 January 1864 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Received John Frederick William Herschel's two letters acknowledging receipt of 'Volume of Tables of Heights' of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. Hopes to visit John Frederick William Herschel and discuss phenomenon of terrestrial refraction. Received valuable assistance on tables from John Frederick William Herschel's son John. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | 24 Blessington Road, Lee, Blackheath |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7805
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA6271 | Walker; James Thomas (1826 - 1896) | 1826 - 1896 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |