| Reference number | MC/6/244 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from J F W [John Frederick William] Herschel, Collingwood, to General [Edward] Sabine, [President of the Royal Society] |
| Date | 15 August 1862 |
| Description | Regarding Herschel's reduction of a general catalogue of nebulae to 1880, for which the Society had granted him £20. Following communication with the Astronomer Royal [George Biddell Airy], Herschel proposes a slightly broader project and requests an additional grant of approximately £16 for a reduction to 1860. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | University of Texas: H/L-0372
Copy in HS/23/384 |
| URL | Also available on Epsilon: https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3244 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |