| RefNo | HS/24/31 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Hodgson, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Hodgson; Francis (1781-1852); educator; provost of eton college |
| Date | 18 February 1864 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Charles Pritchard was wrong in ascribing priority for diagonal reflecting telescope in Pritchard's address to the Royal Astronomical Society As early as 1825, John Frederick William Herschel was first to use diagonal reflector. Describes its construction. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | HS/19/153 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8351
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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 |