| RefNo | HS/6/57 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ormskirk |
| Creator | William Rutter Dawes |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 28 December 1836 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Ill health has prevented him from working in astronomy. Talk of a Liverpool Observatory. Details of the large display of meteors seen on 12 November. Faults in his instruments. Queries regarding Saturn. Hopes to see him at the B.A.A.S. meeting in Liverpool next year. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Ormskirk, Lancashire |
| Origin coordinates | 53.5665, -2.8869 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6739
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1247 | Dawes; William Rutter (1799 - 1868); astronomer | 1799 - 1868 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |