From:
John Gibson Macvicar
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.14
Summary:
Enclosing a paper for JH's perusal.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Enclosing a paper for JH's perusal.
Thanks for the valuable series of measures of double stars. Regarding JH's method of calculating the orbit of a double star, which RE seems to have misunderstood.
Has received a letter from Angelo Secchi who states that he has seen James Nasmyth's 'willow leaves.' Remainder of letter relates to the JH prism, which he sent him through Cardinal N. P. S. Wiseman.