| RefNo | HS/22/215 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Sheepshanks |
| Recipient | Richard Sheepshanks |
| Date | 1844 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Put no confidence in [Francesco] DeVico's drawing of the nebula of Orion. John Frederick William Herschel has a better one now at the engravers. Notes that DeVico has left out the 'real' 6th star in 'Trapezio.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/16/37 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/25/9/17 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3692
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5536 | Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855) | 1794 - 1855 |