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Herschel4517

From:
Charles Pritchard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
31 July [1860?]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.110
Summary:

Problems making actinometer observations during solar eclipse. Reports he did not observe the supposed planet Vulcan, but a fixed star. Sends micrometer observations. Describes shape of prominences.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4541

From:
Charles Pritchard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 July 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.81
Summary:

Sends observations of eclipse; asks JH to check accuracy. Details observations with diagonal solar eyepiece. Describes solar corona and lists bright stars visible during totality.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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