Reference number | HS/21/265 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, dated at Slough |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 24 October 1838 |
Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanks Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel for letter in which Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel announces the discovery of annual stellar parallax; John Frederick William Herschel questions whether effects of temperature have been adequately considered. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
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/Herschel8535
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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 |