| RefNo | HS/18/10 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henrik Johan Walbech, dated at Slough | 
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician | 
| Recipient | Walbeck; Henrik Johan (1793-1822) ; Finnish geodesist; astronomer | 
| Date | 26 February 1821 | 
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Reports to Walbech, Director of the Observatory at Åbo, on observations, made by a variety of British astronomers, of the solar eclipse of 7 September 1820. | 
| Language | Latin | 
| Extent | 4pp | 
| Format | Manuscript | 
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire | 
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 | 
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |