| Reference number | HS/17/105 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Wilhelm Struve to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dorpat |
| Creator | Wilhelm Struve |
| Date | 11 August 1823 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for having been nominated to England's Astronomical Society. Notes that his results on double stars agree with those of John Frederick William Herschel and James South. Eagerly awaits new 14-foot achromatic telescope. |
| Language | German |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Dorpat, [Tartu], Estonia |
| Origin coordinates | 58.383333, 26.716667 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2993
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA5563 | Struve; Friedrich Georg Wilhelm (1793-1864); astronomer and geodesist | 1793-1864 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |