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Herschel7782

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the R.A.S.
Date:
[29 June 1864]
Source of text:
RAS: MSS Add.29 [suppl.]
Summary:

Learned that R.A.S. plans to use aplanatic lenses for solar studies. Submits set of unpublished tables by W. L. Newman [see Newman's 1845-2-18] for calculating radii of such lenses. Refers to work of this kind by Josef Fraunhofer, [G. P.] Bond, K. A. Steinheil, and C. F. Gauss.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8946

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the R.A.S.
Date:
[8 August 1864]
Source of text:
R.A.S.M.N., 24 (1864), 220-1
Summary:

Describes a revolving eyepiece that could protect the eye from excess light in solar observation.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8950

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the R.A.S.
Date:
[28 May 1866]
Source of text:
Royal Astronomical Society Monthly Notices, 26 (1866), 299-300
Summary:

Reports JH's 1842 observation of a star near Epsilon Coronae, which may be tne new variable star [T Coronae].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8969

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the R.A.S.
Date:
[22 December 1868]
Source of text:
R.A.S.M.N., 29 (1869), 84-5
Summary:

There having been reports of changes in the nebula around Eta Argus, JH sends the R.A.S. a letter from JH's son John [see JH's son's 1868-11-23] reporting his observations of that object. JH adds his comments.

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John Herschel Project
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