Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Wilhelm Struve, dated at London
Reference number: HS/20/229
Date: 28 February 1826
Description
Copy of a letter. Informs Wilhelm Struve that the Astronomical Society has voted Wilhelm Struve a gold medal for Wilhelm Struve's observations of double stars. Says he is now observing nebulae. Confirms receipt of Wilhelm Struve's fourth volume of observa
- Reference number
- HS/20/229
- Earliest possible date
- 28 February 1826
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
- Also available on Epsilon
- View
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Wilhelm Struve, dated at London, 28 February 1826, HS/20/229, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_229/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-wilhelm-struve-dated-at-london, accessed on 05 December 2024
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_229/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-wilhelm-struve-dated-at-london
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/hs_20_229/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-wilhelm-struve-dated-at-london" title="Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Wilhelm Struve, dated at London" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
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 20 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/20
Related Fellows
-
John Frederick William Herschel
Creator
Map
Explore the collection
-
Herschel Letters
Dates: 1807-1875
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.View collection