| RefNo | HS/16/108 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel, dated at Reading |
| Creator | Richard Sheepshanks |
| Date | 6 November 1851 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. About the establishment of a standard yard, and how the Kew Committee should proceed [see John Frederick William Herschel's 1851-11-5]; Richard Sheepshanks also plans to prepare standard thermometers. Received notice of William Lassell's discovery of more satellites of Uranus. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Reading, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.454167, -0.973056 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1623
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5536 | Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855) | 1794 - 1855 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |