From:
François N. M. Moigno
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 September 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.354
Summary:
Has received the letter and invitation. Will travel to Etchingham station and walk to Collingwood.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Has received the letter and invitation. Will travel to Etchingham station and walk to Collingwood.
Offers some thoughts on JH's problem [see JH's 1857-9-29], but needs additional time before commenting more fully.
Will send JS's treatise; wishes could offer something 'more intrinsically valuable' as token of gratitude for everything.
Has not been able to go to Kew Observatory yet. The photoheliograph has to await John Welsh's return from Scotland. A reflector with a diagonal mirror would be suitable for celestial objects. Has now removed to Cranford.
Is honored by his kind invitation to visit him, which he hopes to accept. Has great respect for JH's work.