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
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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].