Record

RefNoHS/14/82
LevelItem
TitleIncomplete letter, from Charles Pritchard to Sir John Herschel, dated at [Clapham Grammar School]
CreatorCharles Pritchard
Date10 June 1861
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender, incomplete. Observes and measures sunspots. Takes spectrum of solar photosphere; detects sodium and magnesium absorption lines. Pleased with Alexander Herschel's work on the solar spectrum; wishes he would begin work on stellar spectra.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originClapham Grammar School, 95-97 Clapham High Street, Clapham
Origin coordinates51.4633, -0.1343
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4542
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5459Pritchard; Charles (1808 - 1893)1808 - 1893
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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