| RefNo | AP/7/12/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Unpublished translation of a letter, on a discovery of a new star from Schroeter [Johann Hieronymus Schroter] to [George] Best |
| Date | 31 March 1802 |
| Description | English translation of a letter originally written in German from Schroter to Mr [George] Best regarding a discovery by Olbers of a star near Ceres with a retrograde motion named Pallas. He provides details of observations taken by himself and [Karl Ludwig] Harding of the star's position over time. The original German version of this letter is found at AP/7/12/1.
Numerous corrections in ink and graphite appear throughout.
Subject: Astronomy
Written by Schroter in Lilienthal [Lower Saxony, Germany]. |
| Language | German |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/7/12/1 |
| AP/7/12 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA3008 | Schroter; Johann Hieronymus (1745 - 1816) | 1745 - 1816 |
| NA2841 | Best; George (c 1756 - 1823); Baron Best | c 1756 - 1823 |
| NA3747 | Harding; Karl Ludwig (1765 - 1834) | 1765 - 1834 |
| NA1804 | Olbers; Heinrich Wilhelm Mathias (1758 - 1840) | 1758 - 1840 |