| RefNo | HS/13/420 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Giovanni Antonio Plana to Sir John Herschel, dated at Turin |
| Creator | Giovanni Antonio Plana |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 18 January 1826 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. Responds to receipt of sample impression of Giovanni Plana's memoir [see Giovanni Plana's 1825-12-3]. Comments on printing and paying arrangements, and to whom copies are to be sent. Comments on value of using an equatorial telescope as opposed to a meridian circle. [Some parts of the letter are illegible.] |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Turin, Italy |
| Origin coordinates | 45.079167, 7.676111 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12550
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2505 | Plana; Giovanni Antonio Amedeo (1781 - 1864) | 1781 - 1864 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |