| RefNo | HS/16/55 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | Richard Sheepshanks |
| Date | 26 December 1846 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Responds in detail to John Frederick William Herschel's concerns expressed in his letters of 1846-12-25. Explains that in awarding the Royal Astronomical Society medals regarding the discovery of Neptune, the Council wished to avoid slighting either U. J. J. Leverrier of J. C. Adams. Gives views of G. B. Airy, James Challis, and Augustus De Morgan. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 16pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3711
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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 |