| RefNo | HS/24/362 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to W[illiam] Ackland, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Ackland; William (1821-1895); optician; photographer |
| Date | 13 April 1871 |
| Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Is distressed to hear that [W. L.] Newman's tables cannot be found at the Royal Astronomical Society Please make a further search. Does the Royal Astronomical Society have C. J. G. [=J. W.] Pastorff's volume of drawings of sunspots? |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | HS/1/381 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5003
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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 |