RefNo | HS/16/83 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Sheepshanks, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 19 January 1848 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Richard Sheepshanks will receive two communications for the Royal Astronomical Society, one from S. C. Walker on Neptune's elements, the other from Otto Struve on the interior satellite of Uranus. Walker's could go into the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, whereas Struve's ought be read at a regular meeting. Recommends reading of William Lassell's work on Neptune's satellite as it predates Struve's. Caroline Herschel died on the 9 [Jan.] at age 98. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | HS/23/6; HS/25/9/51 |
RelatedRecord | HS/23/6 |
HS/25/9/51 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3740
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA5536 | Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855) | 1794 - 1855 |