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Herschel3059

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 February 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.214
Summary:

Sends latest publications. Has received highly surprizing letter on meteors by Mr. Wood. Discusses 'famous apparitions.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2955

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adolphe Quetelet
Date:
[25 October 1838]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #12
Summary:

Thanks for duplicates of horary observations. Requests that AQ and his associates cease them after December 1838. Questions 'whether any and what' corrections are applied to observations. Has successfully seen second satellite of Saturn.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3057

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 November 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.212
Summary:

Has received JH's letter of 29 October. No need to thank for meteorological observations. Done in interest of science. Sends measurements of December 1837 and other bulletins. Asks JH to send his extra copy of AQ's Correspondence mathématique of July 1838 to [J. D.] Robertson. Asks more about satellites of Saturn. Thanks for information on meteors.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2954

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adolphe Quetelet
Date:
[15 November 1838]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #11
Summary:

Thanks AQ for meteorological observations for September 1838 and other materials sent. Singles 12 and 13 November as extraordinarily clear. Observed a 'paucity of shooting stars' and an Aurora Borealis.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3058

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 December 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.213
Summary:

Discusses observation of meteors. Sends observations of last solstice and details of that night's constellations. Offers results of observations of occultation of Gamma[?] Tauri[?].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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