From:
Samuel Goodenough
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
3 Dec 1824
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/12/93, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:
Royal Society Copley Medal awarded to Dr [John] Brinkley [(c 1763-1835), astronomer], the opponent of [John] Pond [(1767-1836), astronomer] as to the parallax of fixed stars. They [the Royal Society] cannot be accused of "any partiality to either of these great astronomers" though wishes that Pond's theory was right.
Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London