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Herschel5976

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 August 1831]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.101
Summary:

Regrets that JH could not dine with him and John Brinkley (Bishop of Cloyne). Has had a letter from the Admiralty about a grant to [T. J.?] Hussey.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6193

From:
Francis Beaufort
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 August 1831]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.318
Summary:

Would like his opinion regarding a matter concerning [Stephen] Groombridge's catalogue. Would he care to write the preface?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8714

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Stephen Peter Rigaud
Date:
[15 August 1831]
Source of text:
Bodleian Library, Oxford (ACCS: RS:HS 25.2.14)
Summary:

Has correlated James Bradley's observations of the Castor and the Gamma Virginis double stars systems, which observations SR sent to JH, with later observations. Agreement is excellent. JH lays out elements of orbits for each system.

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John Herschel Project
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