RefNo | HS/11/9 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Henry Kater to Sir John Herschel, dated at York Gate |
Creator | Henry Kater |
Date | 25 March 1826 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been waiting for a letter from Basil Hall regarding the availability of his pendulums, but has heard nothing. Surprised at the error in William Lambton's calculations. What does he think of the method of finding the figure of the earth by measuring the parallax of the moon? Is writing in bed. Has been polishing a mirror for T. J. Hussey. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | York Gate, Regent's Park, London |
Origin coordinates | 51.523611, A0.152778 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11119
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA1206 | Kater; Henry (1777 - 1835) | 1777 - 1835 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |