| RefNo | HS/22/35 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel |
| Date | 29 December 1839 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanks Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel for a variety of observational material, including establishment of standards of measurement [letter completed 1840-1-3]. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: AdWDDR Bessel 225 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8536
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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 |
| NA3847 | Bessel; Friedrich Wilhelm (1784 - 1846); astronomer | 1784 - 1846 |