| RefNo | HS/23/67 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to [A. J. F.] Yvon Villarceau, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Villarceau; Antoine-Joseph Yvon (1813-1883); French astronomer; mathematician; engineer |
| Date | 19 April 1849 |
| Description | Copy of a letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has passed Yvon Villarceau's memoirs on the calculation of orbits on to G. B. Airy for publication; copies will be sent [see Yvon Villarceau's 1849-4-1]. Notes that Yvon Villarceau's methods are similar to those of U. J. J. Leverrier. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Copy: HS/17/418a |
| RelatedRecord | HS/17/418a |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel13607
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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 |