Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/22/161
Date: 9 July 1843
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Copy of a letter. Sends calculations of Gamma Virginis and determines its eccentricity. Believes the orbit is highly elongated, like that of a comet.
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- HS/22/161
- Earliest possible date
- 9 July 1843
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry Smyth, dated at Collingwood, 9 July 1843, HS/22/161, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_161/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-henry-smyth-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 20 May 2026
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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 22 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/22
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John Frederick William Herschel
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William Henry Smyth
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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