From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Augustus De Morgan
Date:
[12 September 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.289 & 23.181
Summary:
Thought that AD's last letter was supposed to be written in verse. Hopes his injury will soon improve. Does not recollect any habit of Humphry Davy rubbing his hands together. A professor, [G. J.?] Stoney, has re-invented JH's collimating telescope and not improved it.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project