| RefNo | HS/19/215 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Johann Franz Encke to Sir John Herschel, dated at Berlin |
| Creator | Johann Franz Encke |
| Date | 9 July 1835 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending his observations of the recent comet visible from Bonn, through Captain [Basil] Hall. F. W. Bessel; Schumacher and Hansen are in Berlin. Bessel repeated pendulum observations in Berlin. Encke has received a letter from Wilhelm Struve announcing the first stones for the observatory in St. Petersburg have been laid, Struve's zeal is intact despite the disasters he has recently faced [note in margins by Herschel: "what disasters?"] The Oobservatory in Berlin is nearly completed, hoping the large telescope will be in use in 2 months. Astronomical conversation is often directed to Herschel's potential discoveries at the Cape [letter addressed to the Cape]. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 1pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Berlin, Germany |
| Origin coordinates | 52.52, 13.405 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7256 | Encke; Johann Franz (1791 - 1865); astronomer | 1791 - 1865 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |