RefNo | HS/11/235 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Joseph Johann Littrow to Sir John Herschel, dated at Vienna |
Creator | Littrow; Joseph Johann (1781-1840); Austrian astronomer |
Date | 2 January 1822 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends books and observations for various observatories. Comments on recent astronomical work. Points out some discrepancies in John Pond's works. Praises the telescopes of Josef Fraunhofer. |
Language | German |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Vienna, Austria |
Origin coordinates | 48.208333, 16.3725 |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | HS/11/236 |
RelatedRecord | HS/11/236 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11329
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |