From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
[29 March 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.106 (C: RS:HS 25.9.70)
Summary:
Writing in support of an application for a pension for John Hind.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Writing in support of an application for a pension for John Hind.
As the Kew Observatory needs a standard yard, JH is proposing that they be allowed to use one of RS's as a provisional standard until Parliament acts.
Agrees to sign certificate for William Simms, but as JH is at present on the Council of the R.S.L., his signature may not be allowed.