From:
John David Roberton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 September 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.367
Summary:
[J. C.] Ross has returned safely. Ross has a box for JH.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
[J. C.] Ross has returned safely. Ross has a box for JH.
Offers condolences to Ann Smyth. WS's calculation of Gamma Virginis orbit surprises JH. Concerned about accurate methods of calculation. Remarks on excavation of Chelsea mammoth.