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Reference numberHS/21/53
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Thomas Romney Robinson, dated at Slough
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date7 December 1829
DescriptionCopy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Congratulates Thomas Robinson on his volume of astronomical observations. Skeptical about alleged changes in Orion nebula. Feels better telescopes and drawings would be needed to confirm this. Discusses own double star observations.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originSlough, Berkshire
Origin coordinates51.5082, -0.5954
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Access statusOpen
Related materialOriginal available: Cambridge University Library 7656/TR60
URL descriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2127
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA2440Robinson; Thomas Romney (1792 - 1882)1792 - 1882
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