| RefNo | HS/10/61 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir William Huggins to Sir John Herschel, dated at Upper Tulse Hill |
| Creator | William Huggins |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 28 September 1870 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has had a letter from Cleveland Abbe inquiring when John Frederick William Herschel's Catalogue of Double Stars can be expected. Howard and Thomas Grubb have just erected his telescope but the eye end is not finished. Instrument will be very 'handy.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Upper Tulse Hill, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.4452, -0.1091 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10701
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7376 | Huggins; Sir; William (1824 - 1910); astronomer | 1824 - 1910 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |