From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
24 September [1835]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.77
Summary:
Wind prevents the measurement of Encke's comet from the small stars in the neighborhood. Nothing nebulous in Halley's predicted place. Admiral Patrick Campbell is expected to advance the money for the enclosure. Laborer is employed digging a trench round the Observatory.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project