From:
Heinrich Christian Schumacher
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 February 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.384
Summary:
Asks JH to petition King Christian VIII of Denmark to support the Altona observatory.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Asks JH to petition King Christian VIII of Denmark to support the Altona observatory.
Thanks JH for suggesting that the R.A.S. write to King Christian VIII, but requests that JH include his own name and mention Astronomische Nachrichten.
Has been busy with geodetic work. Pulkowa instruments are excellent. [F. W.] Struve has sent zenith distances of Ursa Majores. [G. von] Reichenbach's death dealt blow to precision of Munich instruments.