Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/21/116
Date: 25 September 1832
Description
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Sends positions of Biela's Comet. Has much success with repolished telescope mirrors and collimator. Designs equatorial revolving roof for Cape observations; sends sketches. Compares William Henry Smyth's, W. R. Dawes's, and John Frederick William Herschel's observations of Gamma Virginis.
- Reference number
- HS/21/116
- Earliest possible date
- 25 September 1832
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Slough, 25 September 1832, HS/21/116, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_116/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-smyth-dated-at-slough, accessed on 12 August 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 21 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/21
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John Frederick William Herschel
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William Henry Smyth
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