| RefNo | HSF/3/23/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from J A [Joseph Alfred] Hardcastle, The Dial House, Crowthorne, Berkshire, to 'Dear Uncle Willie' [Sir William James Herschel] |
| Creator | Hardcastle; Joseph Alfred (1868-1917); British astronomer |
| Date | 12 December 1909 |
| Description | He will be intetested to hear that the matter of Sir William Herschel's papers will be discussed at Council of the Royal Astronomical Society next month. There is a feeling that a complete set should be available to the public. Joseph has a bibliography which indicates that no papers of value were published except in Philosophical Transactions. He thinks he may be asked if a volume of letters should be added to this and wonder if there is anything he should avoid saying. One of the university presses might undertake the work. He asks for a general latter that he miught pass on the Professor Turner.
With a manuscript note from Sir William James Herschel, stating that in reply, he referred to having his father's collected volumes of his grandfather's writings. |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Typescript copy |
| Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |