From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Georg Adolph Erman
Date:
[7 October 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.332
Summary:
Writes to clarify the actions of the B.A.A.S. [see JH's 1870-5-24].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Writes to clarify the actions of the B.A.A.S. [see JH's 1870-5-24].
Corrects date on publication by G. A. Erman.
Requests some rewording of B.A.A.S. resolution [see JH's 1870-9-27].
Having been placed jointly in charge with G. A. Erman of a B.A.A.S. grant expenditure to support H. J. R. Petersen's recomputation of Gaussian constant for 1829, JH asks for corrections in the statement of the actions funded.
Seeks CD’s support as a candidate for Edinburgh Chair in Natural History.