| Reference number | HS/6/92 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Starfield, Liverpool |
| Creator | William Rutter Dawes |
| Date | 26 September 1848 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has experienced bad weather since the discovery of Saturn's 8th satellite. William Lassell proposes to call it Hyperion. Wishes Starfield Observatory was situated in a clearer atmosphere. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Starfield, Liverpool |
| Origin coordinates | 53.4075, -2.9919 |
| 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/Herschel6775
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1247 | Dawes; William Rutter (1799 - 1868); astronomer | 1799 - 1868 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |