From:
Richard Anthony Proctor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 August 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.115
Summary:
Accepts JH's objection to his method of measuring stellar diameters. Quotes an argument he had published suggesting the existence of a hierarchy of systems in an infinite universe. Discusses his studies of the relation of proper motions to the sun's motion. Asks JH's permission to publish JH's idea that some nebulae may be 'miniature' of the Milky Way.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project