Record

RefNoHS/25/8/9
LevelItem
TitleCopy of a letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to Francis Baily, dated at Feldhausen
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
RecipientFrancis Baily
Date1 March 1837
DescriptionCopy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has been very busy observing so has had little time to spare for writing letters. Remarks on the recent star catalogues which he has received. Would Francis Baily bring Capt. J. A. Lloyd's case to Frederick Augustus (Duke of Sussex). Sun spots. Meteors in N. America and those at the Cape.
LanguageEnglish
Extent7pp
FormatManuscript
Place originFeldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Origin coordinates-33.980556, 18.465278
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialOriginal: HS/3/138; Copy: HS/25/5/6
RelatedRecordHS/3/138
HS/25/5/6
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6012
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer1792 - 1871
NA6486Baily; Francis (1774 - 1844); astronomer1774 - 1844
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