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Struve, Wilhelm in correspondent 
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From:
Wilhelm Struve
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 May 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.128
Summary:

Rejoices at welcome JH received on returning to England from the Cape. Excellent resources at his disposal at Pulkowa. Mentions coin, commemorating opening of the observatory, sent to JH by means of [H. C.] Schumacher. Refers to [Otto] Struve's work on double stars. Lauds capacity of large refractor at Pulkowa Observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Wilhelm Struve
Date:
[13 July 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.59
Summary:

Apologizes for not having written, but has been 'harassed with desultory and importunate calls on [his] name.' Commends WS on accomplishments at Pulkowa and performance of Repsold instruments. Congratulates WS on his son Otto Struve. Received WS's figures on Halley's Comet. Comments on bright stars of variable nature. Estimates 35 or 36 magnetic observatories in the world.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Wilhelm Struve
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 January 1841]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.129
Summary:

Regrets that his work at Pulkowa eliminates the possibility of being absent for longer periods of time and hopes to see JH in Russia. Mentions his and his son Otto Struve's most recent work. Wishes JH well in his new home at Collingwood.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Wilhelm Struve
Date:
[10 October 1841]
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.96
Summary:

Thanks WS for Pulkowa Medal. Problematic health and large family make visit to WS impossible. Mentions [Francis] Baily's hope of terminating 'Cavendish experiment.' Sends copy of 'Revision of Southern Constellations.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Wilhelm Struve
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 June 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.130
Summary:

Thanks JH for his letter [1841-10-10]. Discusses difficulty of measuring distance between a star of primary largeness and a small telescopic neighbor star. Rejects theory that temperature influences observation results. Appreciates JH assessment of the correspondence between WS's work and that of [F. W.] Bessel. Complains confidentially that Bessel neglects to acknowledge WS's work on parallax, begun a year before Bessel's own. Assures JH of WS's continual efforts in observing new phenomena. Comments on JH's 'On the Revision and Rearrangement of the Constellations.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Wilhelm Struve
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 May 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.131
Summary:

Sends this letter through his son Otto Struve. Informs JH of his upcoming visit to England and desires to renew the acquaintance at Collingwood.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Wilhelm Struve
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.132
Summary:

Notifies JH of his and [P. A. ] Hansen's arrival in Greenwich from Gotha. Plans on visiting JH the following day via Staplehurst.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Wilhelm Struve
Date:
[18 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.133 (C: RS:HS 22.200)
Summary:

Mortified at Punch cartoon libeling WS's sovereign. Enjoyed WS's visit and invites Otto Struve again. Request WS to give [G. B.] Airy his 'full impressions' of Munich glass as opposed to British glass. Supports British glass for Cape's colonial instruments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Wilhelm Struve
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.134
Summary:

Introduces [Wilhelm] Döllen, who wishes to meet JH. WS recommends Munich glass for the Cape telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Wilhelm Struve
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 October 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.135
Summary:

Description of Pulkowa observatory sent fourteen days before. Included a listing of the library. Otto Struve works on micrometer measurements of double stars. Complains about [J. H. von] Mädler's unprofessional attitude at Dorpat. Announces 'Neptune' as new planet's name.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Wilhelm Struve
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1846-10-4 or later
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.136
Summary:

Sends paper on naming of Neptune. Denounces elimination of [J. C. ] Adams's part versus U. J. J. Le Verrier's role regarding Neptune. Will forward Otto Struve's paper on the expedition between Altona and Greenwich and his own Positiones mediae stellarum fixarum.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Wilhelm Struve
Date:
[27 December 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.293
Summary:

Thanks WS for the description of the Pulkowa Observatory. Remarks on the discovery of the new planet [Neptune], 'a most spirit stirring event.' Questions whether a small distant satellite of Jupiter could have escaped detection.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Wilhelm Struve
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 August 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.137
Summary:

Has arrived from Paris and will continue to Hamburg. Regrets not being able to revisit Collingwood. Requests JH's work concerning the southern skies.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Wilhelm Struve
Date:
[20 September 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.36
Summary:

Uneasy at no confirmation of arrival of sent Cape Results. Lists observatories to have received copies. Is preparing new edition of Treatise Astr., now titled Outlines Astr.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Wilhelm Struve
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 December 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.138
Summary:

Acknowledges receipt of JH's Cape Results.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project