| RefNo | HSF/3/23/44 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from J L E [John Louis Emil] Dreyer, the Observatory, Armagh, to 'Dear Sir William' [Sir William James Herschel] |
| Creator | Dreyer; John Louis Emil (1852-1926); Danish astronomer and historian |
| Date | 4 November 1911 |
| Description | He gives thanks for Herschel's letter and card. 6 August was a mistake, but 'Miss C.H.' [Caroline Herschel] had six comets to her credit. The printer is racing ahead; Dreyer is trying to keep up and work on the introduction. He thinks it mysterious how a legend such as that of Michell springs up. Michell lived in Yorkshire and made specula, and since William Herschel was younger it was supposed that he taught him. Dreyer was interested in what Sir William wrote about stewed seeds. |
| Extent | 3p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |