| RefNo | HS/16/440 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James South |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 16 May 1825 |
| Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand. Has received materials sent by James South. Printing of paper by James South and John Frederick William Herschel on double stars is nearly completed. Urges that the issue is not whether the observations of 70 Ophiuchi made by Wilhelm Struve are better than those made by John Frederick William Herschel and James South; the issue is truth. Caroline Herschel has sent to John Frederick William Herschel a catalogue of his father's observation. Busy observing nebulae. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/20/212 inc |
| RelatedRecord | HS/20/212 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8460
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA7104 | South; Sir; James (1785 - 1867) | 1785 - 1867 |