| RefNo | HS/21/13 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Wilhelm Struve |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Struve; Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von (1793-1864); German astronomer; geodesist |
| Date | 6 July 1828 |
| Description | Copy of a letter. Sends Wilhelm Struve John Frederick William Herschel's 'Light' published in the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana. Mentions recalibration of his magnitude measurements of small stars near other small ones. Comments on results in Wilhelm Struve's paper concerning Saturn's ring. Confirms sighting of 'well defined, equable, planetary disk.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2868
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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 |