RefNo | HS/16/117 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel, dated at Athenaeum |
Creator | Richard Sheepshanks |
Date | 14 May 1852 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Suggests that John Frederick William Herschel assist William Lassell's travels to Malta by asking for a letter of introduction from the Duke of Northumberland; is concerned about the precarious position of the observatory at Altona, and of the Astronomische Nachrichten published there. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | The Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall, London |
Origin coordinates | 51.506944, -0.132778 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1631
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA5536 | Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855) | 1794 - 1855 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |