From:
William Henry Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 June 1833]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.250
Summary:
Will be able to receive JH during Cambridge trip.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Will be able to receive JH during Cambridge trip.
Sends best wishes for JH's journey to Cape. Regrets missing him at Bedford during Cambridge trip.
Meets Lord Bute at Oxford. Requests JH observe Gamma Virginis, Castor, and Polaris with WS's 10-ft. achromatic telescope.
Very impressed after meeting W. R. Dawes and discussing double stars with him. Asks JH to send Gamma Virginis observations from Cape.