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RefNoHS/16/270
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Henry Smyth to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
CreatorWilliam Henry Smyth
Date6 June 1843
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Requests copy of John Frederick William Herschel's observations made in 1811. Asks latest opinion of John Frederick William Herschel on Gamma Virginis before the publication of his Cycle of Celestial Objects for the Use of Naval, Military, and Private Astronomers.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin3 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London
Origin coordinates51.4823, -0.1727
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4274
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5062Smyth; William Henry (1788 - 1865)1788 - 1865
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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