| RefNo | HS/19/258 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Observations of double stars, by Charles Rümker |
| Date | 1836? |
| Description | Notes on double stars, comparing observations in Paramatta, New South Wales and William Herschel's prior catalogues of double stars. Enclosure likely removed from HS/14/508.
Includes tables, locations, notes, with final request for standardisation of observations at the Cape to enable comparisons throughout the Southern Hemisphere. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3 pp. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1829.0002 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/14/508 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA3777 | Rumker; Karl Ludwig Christian (1788 - 1862); astronomer | 1788 - 1862 |