From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[20 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.412.158
Summary:
Comments on the quality of the star catalogue of Charles Rümker [see John Wrottesley's 1866-4-16].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Comments on the quality of the star catalogue of Charles Rümker [see John Wrottesley's 1866-4-16].
Comments on William Whewell's replacement on the Royal Observatory's Board of Visitors.
Inquires of GA as to the current status of parliamentary moves to introduce the metric system into Britain [see GA's 1864-9-28].
Has heard that the Indian government may adopt the metric system; wants to gather, and send to India, information against metrication; JH still wants to bring the earth's axis length into the measuring system.
Avails himself of GA's offer of assistance to obtain information [see GA's 1866-4-27].