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Herschel10848

From:
Richard Hodgson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.199
Summary:

Thanks for his letter. Has no copy of JH's Cape Observations so cannot refer to them. Comments on articles on telescopes by JH; they do not lead him to adopt the arrangement he adverted to 10 years ago. Regarding priorities in discoveries.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel8352

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Hodgson
Date:
[27 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.154 (C: RS:HS 24.32)
Summary:

Did not insinuate that RH plagiarized JH's idea of 'diagonal reflector,' but feels justified in defending JH's claim to being first to apply it.

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John Herschel Project
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