From:
Friedrich Eduard Beneke
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 June 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.59
Summary:
Letter to accompany a complimentary copy of FB's new book on logic.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Letter to accompany a complimentary copy of FB's new book on logic.
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.'