| RefNo | HS/25/5/5 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Johann Franz Encke, dated at Feldhausen |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 17 January 1837 |
| Description | Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Tried unsuccessfully to observe Encke's Comet; succeeded in observing Halley's Comet, which John Frederick William Herschel discusses. Mentions John Frederick William Herschel's graphical method of treating orbits of double stars, John Frederick William Herschel's plans to return to England, moon maps, and sunspots. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
| Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: AdWDDR Encke 49 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8596
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA7256 | Encke; Johann Franz (1791 - 1865); astronomer | 1791 - 1865 |