| RefNo | HS/9/180 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Basil Hall to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berlin |
| Creator | Hall; Basil (1788-1844); British naval officer and author |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 8 July 1835 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is in Berlin together with the astronomers J. F. Encke and F. W. Bessel. Relates their researches. The new Berlin Observatory is a magnificent affair. May have to travel home sooner than expected owing to the illness of his mother-in-law. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 7pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Origin coordinates | 52.52, 13.405 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10297
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3408 | Hall; Basil (1788 - 1844); naval officer and author | 1788 - 1844 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |