RefNo | HS/21/109 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Slough |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 23 May 1832 |
Description | Copy of a letter. Sends observations of Gamma Virginis, which differ from those of William Henry Smyth and James South. Observed transit of Mercury. Has abandoned plans of going to Cape of Good Hope this year. Plans to visit Caroline Herschel in Hanover. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4521
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA5062 | Smyth; William Henry (1788 - 1865) | 1788 - 1865 |