| RefNo | HS/21/202 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Joshua Cooper, dated at Hout's Bay |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Edward Joshua Cooper |
| Date | 28 April 1836 |
| Description | Copy of a letter. About observations of Halley's Comet. [In postscript dated 1836-5-3], describes further observations of the comet. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Hout's Bay |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6524
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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 |
| NA5034 | Cooper; Edward Joshua (1798 - 1863) | 1798 - 1863 |