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RefNoHS/23/384
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Collingwood
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date15 August 1862
DescriptionCopy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. John Frederick William Herschel's catalog of nebulae, reduced to 1880 as originally planned, is nearly complete and consumed all of £20 granted by R.S.L. Seeks £16 more to expand catalog and reduce data to 1860, as recommended by G. B. Airy.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCollingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent
Origin coordinates51.035306, 0.513556
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialOriginal available: RS MC.6.244 Adraft: TxU:H/L-0372; Reel 1054
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3244
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA8279Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883)1788 - 1883
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