| RefNo | HS/16/338 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Mary Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Chelsea |
| Creator | Somerville; Mary (1780-1872); née Fairfax; afterward Greig; Scottish scientist; astronomer; mathematician |
| Date | 23 October 1830 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends a method of estimating the variations in the elements of orbits during the perturbations in longitude and distance. Used it in manuscript when examining Saturn and Jupiter. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Chelsea, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.4875, -0.1684 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2647
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |