From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[11 August 1866]
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library 7656/RS534 (draft: RS:HS 15.277 & C: RS:HS 24.161
Summary:
Opposes sending expensive scientific equipment for J. B. N. Hennessey to use in India; suggests instead a variety of useful observations needing to be made, using inexpensive equipment. Discusses son's [Alexander] spectroscope observations of meteors.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project