| RefNo | HS/25/13/21 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Henry Kater, dated at [Slough] |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Henry Kater |
| Date | 1821 to 1822 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Sends set of William Herschel's duplicated papers. Curious results 'examining the rings,' but bad weather has hampered experiments. Correction of spherical aberration. John Frederick William Herschel is using J. d'Alembert's Opuscules. Image of Alpha Lyrae. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| 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: HS/19/17 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/19/17 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8211
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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 |
| NA1206 | Kater; Henry (1777 - 1835) | 1777 - 1835 |