| RefNo | HS/14/34 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Pond, dated at Hastings |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | John Pond |
| Date | 23 July 1825 |
| Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Introduces [C. T.] Largeteau from France, who wishes to receive from John Pond the observations made at Greenwich as part of the determination of the difference in longitude between the Greenwich and Paris observatories. Recounts some difficulties encountered in making the measurements. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Hastings, East Sussex |
| Origin coordinates | 50.85, 0.57 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/20/217 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/20/217 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2001
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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 |
| NA3168 | Pond; John (1767 - 1836) | 1767 - 1836 |