From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
Date:
[16 May 1835]
Source of text:
AdWDDR Bessel 225 (ACCS: RS:HS 19.70 & C: RS:HS 25.4.10)
Summary:
FB's letter of 4 July 1834 reached JH in March 1835. Discusses the observability of the sixth and seventh Saturnian satellites. Meteorological observations at sea, at Cape, and from Calcutta lead JH to suspect 'annual transfer of atmospheric pressure' between hemispheres and permanent depression at equator. Describes JH's work at the Cape. Praises Thomas Maclear.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project