From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 November 1831]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.48
Summary:
Wants 100 of JH's star forms. Wants any information on a collection of observations of Venus.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Wants 100 of JH's star forms. Wants any information on a collection of observations of Venus.
Regrets the tensions that arose between JH and JS. Congratulates JH on his knighthood. Laments the costs and difficulties involved in the construction of JS's new observatory.