| RefNo | HS/16/464 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from James South to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Kensington |
| Creator | James South |
| Date | 2 February 1831 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments on efforts toward getting a royal charter for the Astronomical Society, a paper by Peter Barlow, and activities of the Royal Society [of London] Correspondence with Wilhelm Struve. Difficulties in getting his new telescope constructed. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | The Observatory, Campden Hill, Kensington |
| Origin coordinates | 51.504444, -0.198611 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8484
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7104 | South; Sir; James (1785 - 1867) | 1785 - 1867 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |