Reference number | HS/20/94 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, dated at Slough |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 9 May 1820 |
Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Asks if Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel is willing to be proposed as an Associate member of the Astronomical Society. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
Related material | Original available: AdWDDR Bessel 225 |
URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8530
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA3847 | Bessel; Friedrich Wilhelm (1784 - 1846); astronomer | 1784 - 1846 |