| RefNo | HS/19/239 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Index-map of stars based on Messier, by William Lassell |
| Date | 1840s |
| Description | Sketch mapping stars about Messier 17, 18, 13 with scale given for a field of 228 eyepiece, in Lassell's hand. Stars are numbered.
No correspondence between Sir John Herschel and William Lassell is known, but from a letter to George Biddell Airy, we know that Lassell wrote to Herschel in 1848 to report his discovery of the 8th satellite of Saturn. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA7987 | Lassell; William (1799 - 1880); astronomer | 1799 - 1880 |