| Reference number | HS/16/230 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Piazzi Smyth to Sir John Herschel, dated at Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh |
| Creator | Smyth; Charles Piazzi (1819-1900); Astronomer |
| Date | 6 March 1847 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. W. S. Jacob sends Alpha Centauri observations to the Royal Astronomical Society; uses John Frederick William Herschel's Cape Results as a guide to double stars. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh |
| Origin coordinates | 55.9583, -3.1780 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4281
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3757 | Smyth; Charles Piazzi (1819 - 1900) | 1819 - 1900 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |