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Herschel6721

From:
Thomas Davidson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 February 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.38
Summary:

Has now had ample time in which to study JH's pamphlet. Comments on various points. Has constructed a 4 1/2" aperture achromatic telescope, but the buyer went bankrupt. Would welcome assistance from JH.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel8936

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
Date:
1862-[3]
Source of text:
Manchester Philosophical Society Proceedings, 2 (1862), 215-7
Summary:

Responds to some erroneous claims made at the Society regarding JH's views in meteorology, e.g., JH asserts his support for the Hadleian theory of winds.

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John Herschel Project
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