| RefNo | HS/19/172a |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Press cuttings from letters sent to the editor of the Stroud Journal |
| Date | 1862 |
| Description | Sections from the correspondence column of the Stroud journal discussing the arrival to Bath of Sir William Herschel.
Thomas Parsons wrote to the journal on 6 May 1862 recounting a tale by his grandfather claiming that he had hosted William Herschel on his arrival as a "fifer" in Bath "attached to a Hanovarian regiment then quartered in the city", even helping him "construct a telescope thirty feet in length".
Sir John Herschel wrote to correct that account on 2 June 1862. His father William Herschel had been discharged from the regiment and was an oboe player, he also had a paid position as "organist at the Octagon Chapel", did not build telescopes before April 1773.
There is also added a letter of apology from Thomas Parson is also added dated 4 June 1862.
The press cuttings are pasted at the back of a page of a typed paper on radio waves from the 1920s. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 p. |
| PhysicalDescription | Printed cuttings pasted in chronological order of publication. Back of the item, typed notes crossed over with blue pencil. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA8060 | Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer | 1738 - 1822 |