From:
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 June 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.70
Summary:
Welcomes JH back from Cape; includes results of FB's work on geodesical measurements in East Prussia.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Welcomes JH back from Cape; includes results of FB's work on geodesical measurements in East Prussia.
Announces the measurement of the annual parallax of 61 Cygni.
Responds to concerns about effect of temperature on measurement of stellar parallax [see JH'S 1838-10-24]; comments on other observations.