| RefNo | HS/14/31 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Pond to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | John Pond |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 20 June 1822 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for sending your catalogues. Requests duplicates. Has made annotations indicating the 'quantity which Mr. [F. W.] Bessel's Instrument places the stars to the south of my determinations.' Cannot yet explain discrepancy. Unable to determine a parallactic shift for Alpha Lyrae, Alpha Aquila, or Gamma Draconis. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1998
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3168 | Pond; John (1767 - 1836) | 1767 - 1836 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |