| RefNo | HS/16/449 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from James South to Sir John Herschel, dated at Passy |
| Creator | James South |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 12 August 1825 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments on various errors detected in the catalogue of double stars published by John Frederick William Herschel and James South. Scientific affairs in Paris in relation to Alexander von Humboldt, François Arago, P. S. Laplace, and others. Various cometary and stellar observations of James South. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Passy, Paris, France |
| Origin coordinates | 48.857111, 2.284136 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8469
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7104 | South; Sir; James (1785 - 1867) | 1785 - 1867 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |