| Reference number | HS/25/2/5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Rutter Dawes, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 1 May 1831 |
| Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Is very pleased with the results of William Rutter Dawes's double star observations of Zeta Cancri, which William Stratford forwarded to John Frederick William Herschel. |
| 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 |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1016
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA1247 | Dawes; William Rutter (1799 - 1868); astronomer | 1799 - 1868 |