Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Stephen Peter Rigaud, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/25/2/14
Date: 15 August 1831
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Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Has correlated James Bradley's observations of the Castor and the Gamma Virginis double stars systems, which observations Stephen Rigaud sent to John Frederick William Herschel, with later observations. Agreement is excellent. John Frederick William Herschel lays out elements of orbits for each system.
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- HS/25/2/14
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- 15 August 1831
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Stephen Peter Rigaud, dated at Slough, 15 August 1831, HS/25/2/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_2_14/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-stephen-peter-rigaud-dated-at-slough, accessed on 16 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 25 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/25 -
Copy book of Sir John Herschel's outgoing correspondence, vol. 2, from 8 March 1831 to 29 November 1831
1873 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/2
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Stephen Peter Rigaud
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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