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RefNoHS/9/397
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nautical Almanac Office
CreatorJohn R. Hind
Date23 October 1869
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. His last note on the Julian period puzzled him. Has not taken many double star measurements, but will send on a few later. Has not finished the ecliptical charts yet. Regarding a planet more distant than Neptune.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originNautical Almanac Office, Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Origin coordinates51.47783, -0.00139
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10520
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7673Hind; John Russell (1823 - 1895); astronomer1823 - 1895
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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