| RefNo | HS/13/82 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Edward James Stone to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
| Creator | Edward James Stone |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 25 February 1864 |
| Description | Copy of a letter. Intrigued by discovery of 'willow leav[e]s' on sun's photosphere, bought new telescope eyepiece. Reports observations on 'leav[e]s' and overall 'rice-like' texture of sun under telescope. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | The Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
| Origin coordinates | 51.47783, -0.00139 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3418
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1541 | Stone; Edward James (1831 - 1897) | 1831 - 1897 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |