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Herschel8684

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Date:
[12 July 1820]
Source of text:
NSUB Cod.Ms.Gauss 99 (C: RS:HS 20.98)
Summary:

Has received letter of 3 June 1820 reporting on the new circle at Göttingen Observatory. Will read it to the Astronomical Society and propose CG as associate. Sends some JH publications.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel5190

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[12 July 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.138
Summary:

Has received the visitation letter. Work is progressing on the twenty-foot telescope. Hopes to leave for Devon soon. Places he would like to visit. Hopes CB is well versed in geology.

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John Herschel Project
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