| RefNo | HS/17/88 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Samuel Stratford, dated at Feldhausen |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 28 February 1838 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. John Frederick William Herschel, in preparing to leave Cape, thanks William Samuel Stratford for having sent Nautical Almanacs to him there. Discusses motions of a comet appearing to move whimsically, the periodical star alpha Hydrae, other stars, and the re-discovery of Saturn's sixth satellite. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
| Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Copy: HS/21/242 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/21/242 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3429
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA2524 | Stratford; William Samuel (1789 - 1853) | 1789 - 1853 |