Record

RefNoHS/11/246
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Joseph Johann Littrow to Sir John Herschel, dated at Vienna
CreatorLittrow; Joseph Johann (1781-1840); Austrian astronomer
Date10 February 1824
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Has sent money for Robert Molyneux clock care of Friess, the bankers. Is grateful for John Frederick William Herschel's trouble over the clock. Do not print certain observations he sent as they form the subject of an argument with F. X. von Zach.
LanguageGerman, with English translation
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originVienna, Austria
Origin coordinates48.208333, 16.3725
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11338
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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