| RefNo | HS/25/13/10 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a draft letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to John Shepherd |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Shepherd; John (fl. 1859); Member of the court of directors of the East India Company; deputy master of Trinity House |
| Date | 1850 to 1851 |
| Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Petition for pension for widow of T. G. Taylor, H.E.I.C. astronomer at Madras who published error-free observations of southern stars. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original: HS/19/162 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/19/162 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8363
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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 |