| RefNo | HS/25/8/44 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Francis Baily |
| Date | 11 November 1841 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has no hesitation in adopting North Polar distances for his stars. Has two queries regarding the Royal Astronomical Society's catalogue of stars. Weather has upset his own observations. Regarding a volume of T. G. Taylor's Madras Observations. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original: HS/3/221 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/3/221 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6094
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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 |
| NA6486 | Baily; Francis (1774 - 1844); astronomer | 1774 - 1844 |