| RefNo | HS/21/44 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Stephen Peter Rigaud, dated at Leamington, Warwick |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Stephen Peter Rigaud |
| Date | 25 March 1829 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanks Stephen Rigaud for letter announcing Stephen Rigaud's discovery of observation of comet of 1759 [see Stephen Rigaud's 1829-3-18]. Asks Stephen Rigaud to communicate information directly to [F. W.] Bessel. Will keep Stephen Rigaud's letter confidential. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Leamington, Warwick |
| Origin coordinates | 52.291944, -1.535833 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: Bodleian Library, Oxford |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8710
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA1263 | Rigaud; Stephen Peter (1774 - 1839); astronomer | 1774 - 1839 |