Record

RefNoHS/19/187
LevelItem
TitleFinal clean copy of Sir William Herschel's epitaph in Slough Churchyard
Date1822
DescriptionHandwritten copy in unknown hand of the epitaph stone for William Herschel as it 'finally stands'. Previous two items show the various versions of the epitaph, as first proposed by Joseph Goodall then revised by Sir John Frederick William Herschel.
LanguageLatin
Extent1 p.
PhysicalDescriptionInk and pencil on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordHS/19/186
HS/19/185
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA8060Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer1738 - 1822
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