| RefNo | HS/8/118 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Davies Gilbert, dated at Slough | 
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician | 
| Recipient | Davies Gilbert | 
| Date | 19 September 1828 | 
| Description | Copy of a letter. Hastens to correct his own error; the comet he observed is no comet, but one of his father's nebulae. Regrets the errors. | 
| 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 | HS/21/29 | 
| RelatedRecord | HS/21/29 | 
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon | 
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9780 | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 | 
| NA8707 | Gilbert; Davies (1767-1839) | 1767-1839 |