| RefNo | HS/13/428 |
| 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 | 11 October 1829 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, with annotations by recipient. Is preparing to observe the occultation of Aldebaran. Seeks John Frederick William Herschel's comments on Giovanni Plana's position on the perturbations of Jupiter and Saturn compared to P. S. Laplace's work on the same subject. Comments further on the sending and receiving of packages of memoirs. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 3pp |
| 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/Herschel12558
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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 |