| RefNo | HS/15/422 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Adam Sedgwick, dated at Slough |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Adam Sedgwick |
| Date | 3 August 1833 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Received £500 from J. C. Spencer (Lord Althorp) for reduction under the direction of G. B. Airy of earlier planetary observations. Althorp conferred with Lord Grey. Conjectures possible need of a larger grant. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/21/144 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/21/144 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2512
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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 |
| NA3549 | Sedgwick; Adam (1785 - 1873) | 1785 - 1873 |