| RefNo | HS/9/295 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas Henderson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh |
| Creator | Thomas Henderson |
| Date | 7 April 1837 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a few lines via Captain Basil Hall. Has sent his observations of the refractions of stars at lower altitudes than 5 degrees, to the Royal Astronomical Society Started work on determining the position of the stars from Baily's zodiacal catalogue. Government has authorized the printing of the observations. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Edinburgh |
| Origin coordinates | 55.953333, -3.189167 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10414
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5760 | Henderson; Thomas (1798 - 1844); astronomer | 1798 - 1844 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |