Record

RefNoHS/14/34
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Pond, dated at Hastings
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date23 July 1825
DescriptionContemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Introduces [C. T.] Largeteau from France, who wishes to receive from John Pond the observations made at Greenwich as part of the determination of the difference in longitude between the Greenwich and Paris observatories. Recounts some difficulties encountered in making the measurements.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originHastings, East Sussex
Origin coordinates50.85, 0.57
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/20/217
RelatedRecordHS/20/217
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2001
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA3168Pond; John (1767 - 1836)1767 - 1836
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