San Marino. The Huntington Library, HM 70995

Source

Huntington Digital Library

Library

The Huntington Library

Shelfmark

• mssHM 70995

Biblissima authority file

• https://data.biblissima.fr/entity/Q248637

Date

• 5/5/1783

Title

• William Herschel writes to fellow astronomer Edward Pigott.

Agent

• Preferred form

  • William Herschel (1738-1822)

  Original form

  • Herschel, William, 1738-1822, author.

  Biblissima authority file

  • https://data.biblissima.fr/entity/Q248388

• Preferred form

  • Edward Pigott (1753-1825)

  Original form

  • Pigot, Edward, active 1768-1807, addressee.

  Biblissima authority file

  • https://data.biblissima.fr/entity/Q248072

Description

• Physical Description:
  1 p. : A.L.S.
  Notes:
  William Herschel writes to fellow astronomer Edward Piggott, looking forward to Piggott's visit and inviting him to stay with William Herschel. He has been enjoying the nice weather, and will be in town on Thursday if it is raining. He is also looking forward to hearing more about the phenomenon with Algol.
  Biographical Note:
  William Herschel was an English astronomer. He discovered Uranus in 1781.
  Physical Collection:
  Letters by Sir William Herschel, 1777-1807.

Rights

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Digitisation

• https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p15150coll7/id/7311

Manifest URL

• https://cdm16003.contentdm.oclc.org/iiif/info/p15150coll7/7311/manifest.json