| Reference number | HS/17/140 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Sykes, dated at [Slough?] |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 12 April 1839 |
| Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Thanks William Henry Sykes for offer of professorship of astronomy at Oxford, but declines it, partly because of other pursuits and health reasons, and considers his astronomical career terminated. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough? |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Copy: HS/22/8 |
| Related records in the catalogue | HS/22/8 |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3296
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5872 | Sykes; William Henry (1790 - 1872) | 1790 - 1872 |