| RefNo | HS/16/138 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Incomplete letter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | Richard Sheepshanks |
| Date | 1847 or later |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, incomplete. Is trying to straighten out the origin of the Royal Astronomical Society, and giving appropriate credit. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1652
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5536 | Sheepshanks; Richard (1794 - 1855) | 1794 - 1855 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |