From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[20 December 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.56.171
Summary:
Seeking information to help JH prepare an obituary notice, for the R.A.S., of F. W. Bessel.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Seeking information to help JH prepare an obituary notice, for the R.A.S., of F. W. Bessel.
Asks a number of questions that need answers before considering the purchase of a large new telescope for the Royal Observatory.
Sends some books in response to JH's request for information about F. W. Bessel [see JH's 1846-12-20]; GA's daughter Hilda is very ill.
Lists the contents of a parcel being sent.
Domestic news. Further regarding telescopes and slow motion in declination.