| RefNo | HS/16/90 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Sheepshanks |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Richard Sheepshanks |
| Date | 16 May 1848 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is leaving for Norwich to return on the 25th. Leave the forms with [John] Williams and John Frederick William Herschel will sign them. Will leave his letters to have the Royal Astronomical Society seal affixed. [Thomas] Taylor has died; can Richard Sheepshanks tell him who is likely to 'offer for the place' [Madras Observatory] and what its 'appointments' are. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/25/9/57 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/25/9/57 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3748
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5536 | Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855) | 1794 - 1855 |