RefNo | HS/4/275 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from John Brinkley to Sir John Herschel, dated at Observatory, Dublin |
Creator | Brinkley; John Mortimer (1764-1835); astronomer; Royal Astronomer of Ireland; President of the Royal Irish Academy; President of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Date | 13 November 1822 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is extremely sorry to hear the news of the death of William Herschel. Regarding F. W. Bessel's polar distances in relation to his own, and possible reasons for their difference. Has been working on the Greenwich observations. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Dunsink observatory, Dublin, Ireland |
Origin coordinates | 53.38708, -6.33756
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AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5805
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |