| Reference number | HS/17/240 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Edward James Stone to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
| Creator | Edward James Stone |
| Date | 29 May 1866 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, with diagrams. In response to a letter from John Frederick William Herschel [the Royal Astronomical Society Monthly Notices, 26 (1866), 299-300] giving eye estimations of magnitudes of stars about Epsilon Coronae, suggests that the star John Frederick William Herschel observed may be 'the new variable' [T Coronae]. Reports Greenwich observations of this new variable star. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | The Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
| Origin coordinates | 51.47783, -0.00139 |
| 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/Herschel3419
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1541 | Stone; Edward James (1831 - 1897) | 1831 - 1897 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |