| Reference number | HS/17/117 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Wilhelm Struve to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dorpat |
| Creator | Wilhelm Struve |
| Date | 1 May 1830 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Requests advice in determining optimal time for visit to England. Thanks for invitation to Slough. Mentions completion of his sixth volume of observations, the introduction of which could prove interesting to John Frederick William Herschel. Fascinated by John Frederick William Herschel's observation of a sixth star in the trapezoid of Orion. |
| Language | German |
| Extent | 3pp |
| 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/Herschel3007
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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 |