RefNo | HS/22/202 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 28 July 1844 |
Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Talks about stiffening a vertical circle, or tube; explains that southern constellation remodelling has been very minimal. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Original available: AdWDDR Bessel 225 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8542
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA3847 | Bessel; Friedrich Wilhelm (1784 - 1846); astronomer | 1784 - 1846 |