RefNo | HS/6/80 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from William Rutter Dawes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Camden Lodge |
Creator | William Rutter Dawes |
Date | 12 April 1847 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is reading John Frederick William Herschel's book and marvelling at the condensed amount of information it contains. Has been observing some of Wilhelm Struve's more difficult objects. Regarding the double star Antares. Has been testing his telescope for errors and found it accurate. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Camden Lodge, Cranbrook, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.09667, 0.53556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6763
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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); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |