From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 September 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.675.579
Summary:
Explains how the money from the Admiralty came to be awarded as it was [see JH's 1848-9-24].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Explains how the money from the Admiralty came to be awarded as it was [see JH's 1848-9-24].
Wants more information about a Venus parallax expedition.
Comments about the proposed Venus parallax expedition and their method of measurement [see JH's 1848-9-24].
Sends comments on the pages of JH's account of the moon's motions [see JH's 1848-9-25].
Asks JH for his opinion of F. W. A. Argelander's letter concerning the publication of his work by the R.A.S.
Concerning the eighth satellite. Observations on U. J. J. Leverrier's paper.
Queries regarding the perturbation sheets.
Comments on observational quality obtainable with the great telescope of William Parsons [Earl of Rosse].