From:
Charles Piazzi Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 March 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.234
Summary:
Sends atmospheric observations to JH before transmission to Admiralty.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Sends atmospheric observations to JH before transmission to Admiralty.
Discusses [H. W.] Dove's works regarding rotating storms. New information from Russian observatories gives a more complete understanding of the phenomenon. Has not seen Keith Johnson's new edition of Physical Atlas.