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Herschel8665

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Joseph Johann Littrow
Date:
[17 May 1827]
Source of text:
NatLibScot MS.582, no.667
Summary:

Discusses JH's efforts to send various publications to JL and to receive publications from JL. Hopes Franz von Gruithuisen, whose 'strange' lunar observations are causing controversy, will come to England with his telescope. Discusses JH's progress in preparing a catalog of nebulae.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11344

From:
Joseph Johann Littrow
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 July 1827]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.252
Summary:

About observing comets, problems with book sellers and shipping books. JL has written a popular astronomy in which he deals with perturbations, precession, and other difficult topics. Would JH like a copy?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11345

From:
Joseph Johann Littrow
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 September 1827]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.253
Summary:

Sends some additions to an earlier paper on object glasses of telescopes; also some observations of the August comet, made by other astronomers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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