From:
George Gipps
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 December 1837]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.98
Summary:
Is grateful for the paper that JH has sent; he is sure it will promote scientific knowledge in New South Wales.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Is grateful for the paper that JH has sent; he is sure it will promote scientific knowledge in New South Wales.
Intricate enquiries at Paramatta observatory are a waste of time. Instruments are not first class. Energy would be better spent cataloguing smaller magnitude stars and measuring double stars. Urges triangulation survey, important for Asian and Pacific geography, and investigation of weights and measures, to avoid litigation as Australia develops.
An extended statement of the importance of the observatory at Parramatta, Australia.