Record

RefNoHS/11/184
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from John Lee to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hartwell House
CreatorJohn Lee
Date7 August 1865
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. W. R. Birt is engaged sending out notices to the members of the Moon Committee. Wishes John Frederick William Herschel could attend. Has commenced a large map of the moon, which members can compare with actual observations. Admiral W. H. Smyth is well in mind, but suffers much from illness.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originHartwell House, Buckinghamshire
Origin coordinates51.8051, A0.8468
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11281
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7536Lee; John (1783 - 1866)1783 - 1866
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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