From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Wilhelm Struve
Date:
[24 January 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.106a (C: RS:HS 20.196)
Summary:
Asks WS for account of the performance of his new [Josef] Fraunhofer telescope. Corroborates WS's double star motion data, except for 70 Ophiuchi, where JH and [James] South find no motion. Asks for observational targets and urges care in WS's observational technique. Mentions WS's intention to undertake celestial zone with [F. W.] Bessel. Describes [Henry] Kater's 'floating collimator.'
Contributor:
John Herschel Project