RefNo | HS/4/278 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from John Brinkley to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Dublin |
Creator | Brinkley; John Mortimer (1764-1835); astronomer; Royal Astronomer of Ireland; President of the Royal Irish Academy; President of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Date | 15 December 1824 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has only fragments of the paper for which John Frederick William Herschel inquires; original was left for W. H. Wollaston to amend. Thanks for congratulations on the award of the Copley Medal. Was interested to hear about the new German astronomical instruments. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Dunsink observatory, Dublin, Ireland |
Origin coordinates | 53.38708, -6.33756
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AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5808
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |