RefNo | HS/16/56 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel, dated at Athenaeum |
Creator | Richard Sheepshanks |
Date | 8 January 1847 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Recounts discussion in the Royal Astronomical Society council regarding how the Society's medal should be awarded in response to the discovery of Neptune. U. J. J. Leverrier led J. C. Adams in the voting, but did not receive enough votes. |
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/Herschel3713
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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 |