| RefNo | HS/20/113 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henrik Johan Walbeck, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Walbeck; Henrik Johan (1793-1822) ; Finnish geodesist; astronomer |
| Date | 26 February 1821 |
| Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender, with annotations by Sir John Herschel. Reports to Henrik Walbeck, director of the observatory at Åbo, on observations, made by a variety of British astronomers, of the solar eclipse of 7 September 1820. |
| Language | Latin |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/18/10a |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7794
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |