| RefNo | HS/18/371 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Wallis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Albany Road, Camberwell |
| Creator | Wallis; John (fl. 1838); astronomer |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 13 July 1838 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. John Wallis's observations of Jupiter on 15 Apr. 1826, with all satellites hidden. This confirms similar observation by [Samuel] Molyneux quoted in John Frederick William Herschel's [Treatise Astr.]. Has John Frederick William Herschel's letter of 29 Aug. 1819 relating to spots on Jupiter's disc. [John Frederick William Herschel annotation: 'To be added to my Astronomy.'] |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Albany Road, Camberwell |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8105
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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 |