| RefNo | HS/22/59 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Wilhelm Struve, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Struve; Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von (1793-1864); German astronomer; geodesist |
| Date | 13 July 1840 |
| Description | Copy of a letter. Apologizes for not having written, but has been 'harassed with desultory and importunate calls on [his] name.' Commends Wilhelm Struve on accomplishments at Pulkowa and performance of Repsold instruments. Congratulates Wilhelm Struve on his son Otto Struve. Received Wilhelm Struve's figures on Halley's Comet. Comments on bright stars of variable nature. Estimates 35 or 36 magnetic observatories in the world. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2872
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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 |