Reference number | MC/12/200 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from A S [Alexander Stewart] Herschel, 16 Saville Row, Newcastle on Tyne, to Wr [Walter] White, Librarian [and Assistant Secretary] of the Royal Society |
Creator | Herschel; Alexander Stewart (1836-1907); British astronomer |
Date | 4 October 1881 |
Description | Enquiring, on behalf of his older brother William John Herschel, about recent publications on solar discoveries. The older Herschel is particularly interested in Lockyer's spectroscopic observations of the sun, which were published in the 'Proceedings'. |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Manuscript |
Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA6670 | Herschel; Alexander Stewart (1836 - 1907); astronomer | 1836 - 1907 |