RefNo | HS/25/13/6 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to George Biddell Airy, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 2 October 1845 |
Description | Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Believes George Biddell Airy's measurements [see George Biddell Airy's 1845-10-1] seriously in error, and strenuously defends John Frederick William Herschel's method. |
Language | English |
Extent | 5pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Original available: RGO 6.193.212 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel409
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |