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Herschel10104

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
16] June [1842
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.441
Summary:

A note to arrange a meeting with JH.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel12023

From:
Roderick Impey Murchison
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 June 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.385
Summary:

Would like JH to come to Manchester on 23-25 to give support for the Kew Observatory. F. W. Bessel and G. A. Erman are coming.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel3121

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
C. A. von Steinheil
Date:
[16 June 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.5 (C: RS:HS 22.124)
Summary:

Thanks for suggestion of gold plating the telescope mirrors. Mentions idea of mounting a reflector horizontally but finds its execution 'insufferable'. Thanks for work on photometric measurement of light of stars. Disagrees on some results. Encloses new photographic specimens.

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