RefNo | HS/11/10 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Henry Kater to Sir John Herschel, dated at York Gate |
Creator | Henry Kater |
Date | 18 July 1828 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends Knowles's paper for his comments. The Board of Longitude has now been officially dissolved. Hopes the Royal Society [of London] will not take on its work unless well paid by the government. Answers to John Frederick William Herschel's queries regarding the Nautical Almanac and other works of the Board of Longitude. Present time not good for state recognition of science. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | York Gate, Regent's Park, London |
Origin coordinates | 51.523611, A0.152778 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11120
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA1206 | Kater; Henry (1777 - 1835) | 1777 - 1835 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |