RefNo | HS/16/32 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel, dated at Athenaeum |
Creator | Richard Sheepshanks |
Date | 23 November 1844 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Clarifies a point raised in an earlier letter about John Frederick William Herschel being the proper person to deal with the relatives of Francis Baily. On the mishandling of arrangements for Baily's portrait by the Royal Astronomical Society On [W. S.] Stratford's poor leadership in this matter. |
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/Herschel3688
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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 |