From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Samuel Stratford
Date:
[4 May 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.101 (C: RS:HS 22.316)
Summary:
Approves naming the new planet Neptune and continued designation of JH's father's planet as Uranus. Suggests reasons and alternatives.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project