| RefNo | HS/25/2/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Stephen Peter Rigaud, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 8 April 1831 |
| Description | Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Has now studied James Bradley's observations of the Castor double star system and found them very valuable. Please send Bradley's observations regarding Gamma Virginis. What is best method of returning Bradley's observations to Stephen Rigaud? |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: Bodleian Library, Oxford |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8713
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA1263 | Rigaud; Stephen Peter (1774 - 1839); astronomer | 1774 - 1839 |