| RefNo | HS/9/299 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas Henderson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh |
| Creator | Thomas Henderson |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 11 February 1842 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for letter and printed address and for the favorable notice of his investigations into Alpha Centauri. Comments on these and some of his observations on other stars. Encloses a note of the position of seven circumpolar stars. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 6pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Edinburgh |
| Origin coordinates | 55.953333, -3.189167 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10418
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5760 | Henderson; Thomas (1798 - 1844); astronomer | 1798 - 1844 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |