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Reference numberHS/4/280
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Brinkley to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Dublin
CreatorBrinkley; John Mortimer (1764-1835); astronomer; Royal Astronomer of Ireland; President of the Royal Irish Academy; President of the Royal Astronomical Society
Date18 March 1826
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his valuable communications. His theory regarding the method of determining the difference of parallax is ingenious. Regarding the difference in observations of certain stars between Dublin and Greenwich. Returns G. A. A. Plana's letter and comments on this. Has not yet printed his paper on fixed stars.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originDunsink observatory, Dublin, Ireland
Origin coordinates53.38708, -6.33756
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URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5810
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CodeNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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