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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Stephen Peter Rigaud
Date:
[25 March 1829]
Source of text:
Bodleian Library, Oxford (C: RS:HS 21.44)
Summary:

Thanks SR for letter announcing SR's discovery of observation of comet of 1759 [see SR's 1829-3-18]. Asks SR to communicate information directly to [F. W.] Bessel. Will keep SR's letter confidential.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Stephen Peter Rigaud
Date:
[7 September 1830]
Source of text:
Bodleian Library, Oxford
Summary:

[Responding to SR's 1830-9-6], provides information on James Bradley's observation; also notes a 'striking' anomaly in observation. Mentions study JH is doing on the Castor star system and JH's observations of Uranus's two moons.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Stephen Peter Rigaud
Date:
[24 October 1830]
Source of text:
Bodleian Library, Oxford
Summary:

Apologizes that JH has been to busy to study James Bradley's observations of double stars sent by SR. Has been busy writing on another subject.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Stephen Peter Rigaud
Date:
[8 April 1831]
Source of text:
Bodleian Library, Oxford (ACCS: RS:HS 25.2.2)
Summary:

Has now studied James Bradley's observations of the Castor double star system and found them very valuable. Please send Bradley's observations regarding Gamma Virginis. What is best method of returning Bradley's observations to SR?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Stephen Peter Rigaud
Date:
[15 August 1831]
Source of text:
Bodleian Library, Oxford (ACCS: RS:HS 25.2.14)
Summary:

Has correlated James Bradley's observations of the Castor and the Gamma Virginis double stars systems, which observations SR sent to JH, with later observations. Agreement is excellent. JH lays out elements of orbits for each system.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Stephen Peter Rigaud
Date:
[25 February 1832]
Source of text:
Bodleian Library, Oxford (C: RS:HS 21.101)
Summary:

Asks SR to vote for [William Hodge] Mill for the new Boden Professorship of Oriental Literature at Oxford. Thanks SR for gift of SR's book on James Bradley.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Stephen Peter Rigaud
Date:
[17 July 1837]
Source of text:
Bodleian Library, Oxford
Summary:

Gives altered directions for making meteorological observations to be sent to the South African Literary and Philosophical Institution.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Stephen Peter Rigaud
Date:
[1837-9]
Source of text:
Bodleian Library, Oxford
Summary:

Thanks for meteorological observations sent by SR. Discusses other meteorological observations JH has been receiving. Will soon be returning to England.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project