RefNo | HS/24/351 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Anthony Proctor, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 2 February 1871 |
Description | Copy of a letter. Thanks Richard Anthony Proctor for sending Richard Anthony Proctor's Sun. Suggests a theory that the solar corona, rather than originating in the earth's atmosphere, is produced by reflection from meteoric dust. Informs Richard Anthony Proctor that he has completed a catalogue of all observations of double stars. |
Language | English |
Extent | 5pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8741
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |