From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 January 1827]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.67
Summary:
Further regarding his theory of measuring heights by means of the barometer.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Further regarding his theory of measuring heights by means of the barometer.
Will be traveling to Hampshire. Agrees with Richard Sheepshanks over the papers on the Comet. Hopes JH will be able to visit him in Hampshire. Remarks on J. B. Delambre's History of Astronomy.
Is sending him a proofsheet of the first of his charts of the zodiac. Does he think the work worthwhile, and is it suitable for printing in the Memoirs?
Regarding the possibility of losing the services of W. S. Stratford, and also the president (JH). Lord High Admiral will be balloted for at the next meeting.