Sheepshanks, Richard, (1794-1855), astronomer

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Surname:	Sheepshanks
Forenames:	Richard
Gender:	Male
Date:	1794-1855
Biography:	ODNB link for Sheepshanks, Richard (1794-1855), astronomer
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P129951 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P25945 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1831-55: corresp and papers	Royal Astronomical Society Library	MSS Sheepshanks	See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
2	corresp and papers	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	RGO 69	NRA 22822 Greenwich Observator
3	1854: corresp with Charles Babbage	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 37195
4	c1842-52: letters (87) to Augustus De Morgan	Royal Astronomical Society Library	MSS De Morgan	See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
5	1825-52: corresp with Sir John Herschel (142 items)	Royal Society	HS	NRA 8803
6	1841-53: letters (14) to Sir John Herschel	University of Texas at Austin: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Library		NRA 13677 Herschel
7	1830-47: letters (12) to Sir John Lubbock	Royal Society	LUB	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
8	1830-38: letters to Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge	UCL: University College London (UCL) Special Collections	SDUK	NRA 22241 SDUK
9	1821-54: letters (35) to William Whewell	Cambridge University: Trinity College Library	WHEWELL	NRA 8804