Identity area
Reference code
Add. MS a/207/87
Title
Letter from John Herschel
Date(s)
- 23 May 1851 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
1 p
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Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Hind [John Russell Hind] and Bishop [George Bishop] are delighted with WW's 'name Eviene (vulgo Irene) for the new planet'.
Notes area
Note
JRH was supervisor to GB at his amateur observatory at Regents Park and spent 9 years searching for small planets - he 'discovered' 10 asteroids.