From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 November 1862]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 12/1.1.9; Reel 10
Summary:
Little work remaining in calculations for JH's nebulae. Likes JH's plan to represent 'the quantification of different qualifications' by numbers. Hold payment until work is done. Astounding disturbances in 'magnetic curves' (1841-1857). GA now accepts usefulness of magnetic observatories.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project