| RefNo | HS/20/243 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Wilhelm Struve, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Wilhelm Struve |
| Date | 3 January 1827 |
| Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. May not be able to separate double stars with the twenty foot reflector. Is reviewing nebulae. Regrets [Josef] Fraunhofer did not live to see Wilhelm Struve's work. Speaks of standard catalogue of 2881 stars as joint labor of all observatories. Interested in bright stars with minute companions. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5pp |
| 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/17/111 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2999
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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 |
| NA5563 | Struve; Friedrich Georg Wilhelm (1793-1864); astronomer and geodesist | 1793 - 1864 |