From:
John Brinkley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 February 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.276
Summary:
Has just received his letter and Struve's observations. Comments on these and those of F. W. Bessel.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Has just received his letter and Struve's observations. Comments on these and those of F. W. Bessel.
Has only fragments of the paper for which JH inquires; original was left for W. H. Wollaston to amend. Thanks for congratulations on the award of the Copley Medal. Was interested to hear about the new German astronomical instruments.
Mislaid the copy of one of JB's mss. and would be grateful if he knows of its whereabouts. In the course of his travels in Europe he has seen some astronomical instruments, which will in time surpass any British made ones and especially those of G. B. Amici and Josef Fraunhofer.