From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
Date:
29 October 1849
Source of text:
MM/16/153, Royal Society
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Royal Society
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Has heard nothing beyond what GA has said [see GA's 1849-9-25], but agrees with GA's assessment of the situation.
Will not urge government to construct a great reflector at the Cape; believes it should be done through private funding; does look forward to the time when his work on southern skies will be reexamined. [See TR's 1849-10-21.]
Discusses Cold Harbor. Suggests the Duke of Bedford [F. C. H. Russell] could help secure a pension for Thomas Maclear.
JH's wife, Margaret, is writing to Mrs. Dawes and will ask about the telescope [see GA's 1849-10-23].
Thanks WW for two papers, one dealing with G. F. W. Hegel. Discusses a problem in calculating double star orbits.