From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[William Smith]
Date:
[1833-9-18 or later]
Source of text:
APS B.H435p.30
Summary:
Excuses himself from a dining engagement; JH is too busy preparing for a voyage.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Excuses himself from a dining engagement; JH is too busy preparing for a voyage.
Informs JH that WS has sent fifth catalogue of double stars by [H. C.] Schumacher. Provides African address. Departure by 20 October on 'Mt. Stewart Elphinston—a superb India ship.' Notifies of [Thomas] Maclear's succeeding [Thomas] Henderson at Cape observatory.
Describes sighting while at Slough a remarkably bright occurrence of the aurora borealis.