From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adolphe Quetelet
Date:
[23 October 1828]
Source of text:
DMC 695A.885.10
Summary:
A letter of introduction to AQ on behalf of John Franklin [famous explorer of the Northwest Passage].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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A letter of introduction to AQ on behalf of John Franklin [famous explorer of the Northwest Passage].
Received letters of 8 Dec. through [Charles] Babbage, including interesting work on statistical returns for Netherlands. Rejoices at prospect of new observatory in Brussels. Promises to do his utmost to help. Honored to be correspondent of Academy of Brussels. Requests AQ address further letters to JH as 'President of Astronomical Society.'