RefNo | HS/25/4/8 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Heinrich Christian Schumacher, dated at Feldhausen |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 24 February 1835 |
Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. Describes John Frederick William Herschel's location at the Cape and his observational sweeps, lists nebulae and double stars, as well as comet and eclipse observations. [Letter finished on 1835-3-5.] |
Language | English |
Extent | 5pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1055
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA5372 | Schumacher; Heinrich Christian (1780 - 1850) | 1780 - 1850 |