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RefNoHS/16/70
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel, dated at Athenaeum
CreatorRichard Sheepshanks
Date5 July 1847
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. People do not consider John Frederick William Herschel vain. If John Frederick William Herschel wants to give his [portrait of John Frederick William Herschel; see John Frederick William Herschel's 1847-7-1] to people, this would not be considered vanity on his part. Gives impressions of U. J. J. Leverrier after meeting him at the Royal Observatory.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originThe Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall, London
Origin coordinates51.506944, -0.132778
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3729
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5536Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855)1794 - 1855
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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