RefNo | HS/11/12 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Henry Kater to Sir John Herschel, dated at York Gate |
Creator | Henry Kater |
Date | 15 February 1830 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been confined to bed with pleurisy. Davies Gilbert called yesterday and gave startling news of the wonders of James South's new telescope. Can John Frederick William Herschel inform him of its true capabilities? Gilbert talks of having an object glass of 2 diameter made of Michael Faraday's glass." |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | York Gate, Regent's Park, London |
Origin coordinates | 51.523611, A0.152778 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11122
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA1206 | Kater; Henry (1777 - 1835) | 1777 - 1835 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |