RefNo | HS/14/387 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Alexander Rogers to Sir John Herschel, dated at New Quay, Leith |
Creator | Rogers; Alexander (fl. 1808-1833); tutor; clerk for the London & Edinburgh shipping company |
Date | 1 January 1808 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for information concerning the comet. Planned to build telescope with object glasses separated from each other. Optician said this would not correct spherical and chromatic aberrations. Wants advice. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | New Quay, Leith, Scotland |
Origin coordinates | 55.98, -3.17 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2142
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |