Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Kater
Reference number: HS/19/16
Date: 1822-3-28 or later
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Encloses John Frederick William Herschel's translation of J. J. Littrow's method of determining latitude by pole star. It already appeared in F. X. Zach's Correspondance astronomique.... Send Francis Beaufort's survey of Karamania coast.
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- HS/19/16
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- 1822-3-28 or later
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Kater, 1822-3-28 or later, HS/19/16, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_16/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-henry-kater, accessed on 20 April 2025
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This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.
Dates: 1807 - 1875
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