Record

RefNoHS/16/425
LevelItem
TitleDraft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James South
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date21 December 1823
DescriptionAutographed draft letter. Responding to James South's letter of 1823-12-19, advises caution in countervening John Pond's preferences in the appointment of Royal Observatory assistants. Were the post of Astronomer Royal to become vacant, John Frederick William Herschel would be 'anything but disinclined to offer myself for it,' but will not make a 'premature declaration' of his willingness to accept it.
LanguageEnglish
Extent8pp
FormatManuscript
Place originn.p.
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/20/171
RelatedRecordHS/20/171
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8443
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA7104South; Sir; James (1785 - 1867)1785 - 1867
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