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Herschel4011

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
9] October [1837
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Agrees with George Airy that Mercury should be studied more closely. Discusses TM's researches of N. L. Lacaille's Northern Extremity.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel4502

From:
William Henry Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 October 1837]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.264
Summary:

Sends early nineteenth-century astronomical observations. Francis Baily receives £500 from Parliament to enlarge stellar catalogue. Otto Struve's observations of Gamma Virginis agree with JH's.

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John Herschel Project
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