RefNo | HS/22/167 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 8 September 1843 |
Description | Copy of a letter. Offers condolences to Ann Smyth. William Henry Smyth's calculation of Gamma Virginis orbit surprises John Frederick William Herschel. Concerned about accurate methods of calculation. Remarks on excavation of Chelsea mammoth. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4490
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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 |