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From:
Henry Raper
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 October 1847]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/5.57; Reel 9
Summary:

Gratitude for receipt of JH's Cape Results. Congratulates JH on completion of many years' labor.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Rowan Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 October 1847]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

The equatorial on the Dublin Observatory dome needs improvement. In the last fifty-two months, WH has seen three new planets: Neptune, Iris, and Flora.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Smith Williams
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 October 1847]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/3.14; Reel 9
Summary:

Just learned that American ambassador George Bancroft is disappointed at not receiving presentation copy [of JH's Cape Results].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project