RefNo | HS/14/8 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Norman Pogson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hartwell, Aylesbury |
Creator | Pogson; Norman Robert (1829-1891); astronomer; Madras Observatory astronomer. |
Date | 5 October 1860 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets that John Frederick William Herschel's son Alexander is quitting astronomy. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to support his effort to obtain position at Madras Observatory. Announces first project would be survey of southern heavens in completion of [F. W. A.] Argelander's new atlas. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Hartwell, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire |
Origin coordinates | 51.805, -0.851 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1979
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |