From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 August 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.255
Summary:
Has received official communication from the Treasury that the government will provide financial assistance to print the catalogues of stars. Both these catalogues and the one to be printed by the B.A.A.S. await their decision on star nomenclature.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project