Letter, from Sir John Herschel to [Wilhelm] Struve, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/17/111
Date: 3 January 1827
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Autograph letter signed by sender. May not be able to separate double stars with the twenty foot reflector. Is reviewing nebulae. Regrets [Josef] Fraunhofer did not live to see WS's work. Speaks of standard catalogue of 2881 stars as joint labor of all observatories. Interested in bright stars with minute companions. [Part of this letter is written on the back of HS/17/111a].
- Reference number
- HS/17/111
- Earliest possible date
- 3 January 1827
- Page extent
- 6 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Letter, from Sir John Herschel to [Wilhelm] Struve, dated at Slough, 3 January 1827, HS/17/111, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_111/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-wilhelm-struve-dated-at-slough, accessed on 15 March 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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