Record

RefNoHS/17/133
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Sir John Herschel to Wilhelm Struve
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date18 June 1844
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Mortified at Punch cartoon libeling Wilhelm Struve's sovereign. Enjoyed Wilhelm Struve's visit and invites Otto Struve again. Request Wilhelm Struve to give [G. B.] Airy his 'full impressions' of Munich glass as opposed to British glass. Supports British glass for Cape's colonial instruments.
LanguageGerman
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originn.p.
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialCopy: HS/22/200
RelatedRecordHS/22/200
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3023
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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