From:
Edward Sabine
To:
William Sharpey
Date:
12 December [1864]
Source of text:
MM/19/39, Royal Society
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Royal Society
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Enclosing a paper for JH's perusal.
Has received a letter from Angelo Secchi who states that he has seen James Nasmyth's 'willow leaves.' Remainder of letter relates to the JH prism, which he sent him through Cardinal N. P. S. Wiseman.
Thanks for the valuable series of measures of double stars. Regarding JH's method of calculating the orbit of a double star, which RE seems to have misunderstood.