Can offer no explanation of how Thomas Henderson computed tables from data in N. L. Lacaille's star charts. Henderson did all his work at home. Suggests explanations for Henderson's corrections in red ink.
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Can offer no explanation of how Thomas Henderson computed tables from data in N. L. Lacaille's star charts. Henderson did all his work at home. Suggests explanations for Henderson's corrections in red ink.
Believes he has worked out the German notation of star positions [see GA's 1847-2-1].
Has figured out why [Thomas] Henderson's tables [see JH's 1847-5-6] appear as they do.
Reports that the RAS has an available balance of £77. He calculates that to complete the printing of J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française... and N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere, however, will require £83 pounds; WS hopes to cut costs so that they do not overspend their grant.