| RefNo | HS/9/398 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from John R. Hind to Sir John Herschel, dated at Twickenham |
| Creator | John Russell Hind |
| Date | 12 October 1870 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has calculated the ecliptic of Thucydides. Comments on this and the reading given by E. W. Hartwig. Regarding the 7 eclipses of the sun during the past 30 years. G. Bishop's assistant (W. Plummer) is investigating the orbit of the great comet of 1861. Nautical Almanac for 1874 delayed due to extra work on the transit of Venus. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Twickenham |
| Origin coordinates | 51.449, -0.337 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10521
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7673 | Hind; John Russell (1823 - 1895); astronomer | 1823 - 1895 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |