| RefNo | HS/16/28 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Richard Sheepshanks to Sir John Herschel, dated at Reading |
| Creator | Richard Sheepshanks |
| Date | 15 November 1844 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. [John] Lee has a silhouette of Caroline Herschel as a young lady; would John Frederick William Herschel like it? Discusses whether John Frederick William Herschel should include Francis Baily's relationship to his family in John Frederick William Herschel's memoir on Baily. Names those to whom he plans to give copies of Baily's portrait. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Reading, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.454167, -0.973056 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3685
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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 |