| RefNo | HS/16/426 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to James South, dated at London |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | James South |
| Date | 8 January 1824 |
| Description | Autographed draft letter. If James South has not already passed on to Humphry Davy John Frederick William Herschel's letter of 1823-12-21, James South should do so immediately. If post of Astronomer Royal should become vacant, John Frederick William Herschel would be interested in it, but would not wish to work with Stephen Lee, then under consideration for appointment as head assistant at Greenwich. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.507222, -0.1275 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/20/173 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/20/173 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8444
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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 |
| NA7104 | South; Sir; James (1785 - 1867) | 1785 - 1867 |