Letter, from Norman Pogson to Alexander Stewart Herschel, dated at Hartwell, Aylesbury

Reference number: HS/14/7

Date: 19 June 1860

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Describes efforts to obtain position at Oxford's Radcliffe Observatory. Advocates that Alexander Stewart Herschel and all variable star observers follow a uniform plan. Laments confusion over indefiniteness of term 'magnitude' and his lack of proper equipment and adequate recognition. Invites Alexander Stewart Herschel to visit.

Reference number: HS/14/7
Earliest possible date: 19 June 1860
Page extent: 12 pages
Format: Manuscript
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Norman Robert Pogson

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Norman Robert Pogson, Letter, from Norman Pogson to Alexander Stewart Herschel, dated at Hartwell, Aylesbury, 19 June 1860, HS/14/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_7/letter-from-norman-pogson-to-alexander-stewart-herschel-dated-at-hartwell-aylesbury, accessed on 18 May 2026

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 14 Pogson-R miscellaneous
1810-1871 Reference number: HS/14

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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