| Reference number | PT/8/14 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Further experiments on the light of the Cassegrainian telescope compared with that of the Gregorian' by Capt Henry Kater in a letter to the Rt Hon Sir Joseph Banks |
| Date | 1813-1814 |
| Description | Includes original letter written by Kater in Ipswich on 16 July 1813. Appendix written by Kater in London on 20 April 1814.
Subject: Scientific Instruments / Optics
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Further experiments on the light of the Cassegrainian telescope compared with that of the Gregorian. By Captain Henry Kater, Brigade Major. In a letter addressed to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K. B. P. R. S'.
Original letter read 18 November 1813.
Abstract published in Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [later Proceedings of the Royal Society of London], Volume 1, 1832. |
| Extent | 20p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1800.0299 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1814.0014 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA1206 | Kater; Henry (1777 - 1835) | 1777 - 1835 |
| NA8116 | Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist | 1744 - 1820 |