| RefNo | HS/15/346 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Giovanni Santini to Sir John Herschel, dated at Florence |
| Creator | Santini; Giovanni Sante Gaspero (1787-1877); Italian astronomer; mathematician |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 6 September 1839 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Makes micrometer observations for a star catalogue to be published in 1840 for the University of Padua. Padua Observatory offers meridian circle to Vienna Observatory. Searches for comets. |
| Language | Italian |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Florence, Italy |
| Origin coordinates | 43.771389, 11.254167 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4603
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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 |