| RefNo | HS/18/353 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas Young to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | Thomas Young |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 1829-5 or earlier |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Measurement of moon's diameter and distance. Expects John Frederick William Herschel will soon have 'official authority over me' and [Nautical Almanac]. Astronomers probably regulate sidereal clock by variable equinox because they cannot find a fixed one. Errors in John Frederick William Herschel's equinoctial time. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8087
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |