Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Kater, dated at 9 Downing St.
Reference number: HS/19/25
Date: 2 August 1822
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Copy of a letter. Encloses table of star declinations for 1815 and 1820, received from F. W. Bessel, who used different meridian circles for each year.
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- HS/19/25
- Earliest possible date
- 2 August 1822
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Kater, dated at 9 Downing St., 2 August 1822, HS/19/25, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_25/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-henry-kater-dated-at-9-downing-st, accessed on 10 September 2026
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This item is part of:
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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 19 Miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/19
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Henry Kater
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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