From:
Joseph Johann Littrow
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 January 1823]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.240
Summary:
Has requested the government to forward payment for the clock. Regarding variations in the observations of F. W. Bessel, John Pond, etc. Has high opinion of Bessel's work. Has been sending books for Thomas Catton, but he never replies. How is Greenwich Observatory heated? Some observatories have troubles with dampness. Recommends book by K. W. Feuerbach.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project