From:
Matthew Fontaine Maury
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 November 1847]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/5.140; Reel 9
Summary:
Gratitude for receipt of JH's Cape Results. Outlines MM's project to catalogue all ninth and tenth magnitude stars by duplicate sweeps with different instruments and observers. Can JH offer suggestions?
Contributor:
John Herschel Project