From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Joshua Cooper
Date:
[18 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.162
Summary:
Comments on calculation of orbit of Gamma Virginis; requests any observations EC has of that star.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Comments on calculation of orbit of Gamma Virginis; requests any observations EC has of that star.
Comments on EC's observations of some nebulae and comets.
Talking about the possibility of discovering an 'Irish Asteroid' or perhaps an exterior planet; suggests names for them.
Congratulates EC on 'Thetis' [proposed name for asteroid Metis]; J. R. Hind has discovered a new star.