From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
8] January [1836
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:
Uncertain when they are traveling to Paarl.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Uncertain when they are traveling to Paarl.
Many thanks for the seeds. Will record in the minutes the source of the plants. Breakfast will await JH's arrival. Has been comet hunting every morning to no purpose.
Finishing his copy of the panorama taken from the summit of Paarl rock. Needs TM's star reductions as soon as possible.
Found comet in Scorpio this morning. Gives map and description. Something wrong with reflector. 'Paarl expenses.' Describes puff adder captured by Dr. Guerd. Glad that Stone is doing well.
Invites TM to come see Halley's Comet in JH's large reflector. JH reports his observations of the comet.
As the error of the African chronometer is only 0m 1.1s fast on Cape mean time, he sends it. James Adamson is with TM or TM would avail himself of JH's invitation. The comet was superb last night. A most interesting phenomenon last night was the motion of the comet's nucleus over a small star.
Lack of rest prevented him calling this morning, but would like to come this evening and stay the night. Comet did not appear so round last night. There was a terrible wind. Happy with how the wall and the building protected JH's 20-ft reflecting telescope from high winds.
Sends a list of additional stars to be measured for JH to use as standards.
Gives measurements for the nucleus noted in his letter of 26 Jan. Regrets the delay of the last list of stars. Wind was tremendous last evening. Feared for the safety of the dome. Finds there is a quantity of sand in the box chronometer.