| RefNo | HS/1/9 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John Couch Adams to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge Observatory |
| Creator | John Couch Adams |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 19 January 1866 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Asking John Frederick William Herschel to send a few encouraging lines to George Rmker, director of the Hamburg Observatory, on his memoir 'Circumpolar nebeln.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | The Observatory, Cambridge |
| Origin coordinates | 52.2135, 0.0944 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4625
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7558 | Adams; John Couch (1819 - 1892); mathematician and astronomer | 1819 - 1892 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |