| RefNo | HS/14/338 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Stephen Peter Rigaud to Sir John Herschel, dated at Oxford |
| Creator | Stephen Peter Rigaud |
| Date | 26 May 1829 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Releases John Frederick William Herschel from silence. Oxford University will publish portions of [James Bradley's] observations of comet of 1759 [see SR's 1829-3-18, 1829-3-25]. Never expected SR would trace and recover them. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Oxford |
| Origin coordinates | 51.75, -1.25 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2089
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1263 | Rigaud; Stephen Peter (1774 - 1839); astronomer | 1774 - 1839 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |