Record

RefNoHS/18/1
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Francis Diedrich Wackerbarth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Uppsala
CreatorWackerbarth; Athanasius Francis Diedrich (1813-1884); Swedish astronomer; hymnwriter; translator
Date6 March 1866
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Bemoans lack of complete collection in English of William Herschel's works. Questions quality of J. W. A. Pfaff's 1826 German work on William Herschel, whose English nomenclature for stellar astronomy is not yet adopted in other languages. Suggests English government or the Royal Astronomical Society underwrite cost of publication.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originUppsala
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7784
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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