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From:
Georg Merz & Son
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 July 1841]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0362; Reel 1087
Summary:

Grateful for kind reception that JH gave to GM's son, who attended Exhibition to demonstrate GM's telescopes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Georg Merz & Son
Date:
[2 September 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 25.6.18
Summary:

Is inquiring, on behalf of the Admiralty, about ordering an equatorially mounted achromatic telescope for the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Georg Merz & Son
Date:
[7 November 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 25.6.29
Summary:

Is now finally empowered to order the telescope he inquired about [see JH's 1843-9-2].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Georg Merz & Son
Date:
[24 December 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 25.6.31
Summary:

Some modifications to the telescope ordered [see JH's 1845-11-7].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Georg Merz & Son
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 April 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.36
Summary:

Are preparing an objective for JH, which they expect to send in August.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Georg Merz & Son
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 September 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.37
Summary:

Thanks for the address of the Admiralty; will send the instrument away in three weeks. Would JH send his observations to them via Williams Norgate (bookseller).

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Georg Merz & Son
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 October 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0360
Summary:

The refractor [see GM's 1846-2-12] has now been shipped, and the account is rendered. As well, GM provides two pages of instructions about setting up the telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Georg Merz & Son
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 December 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0361
Summary:

Some small disagreement about the bill for the refractor [see GM's 1847-10-16].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Georg Merz & Son
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 March 1848]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/5.6; Reel 9
Summary:

Expresses thanks at considerable length for gift of JH's Cape Results.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project