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From:
Richard Sheepshanks
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0537; Reel 1093
Summary:

Repeats yesterday's protests against W. S. Stratford's refusal to send revised proofs to RS. Hopes G. B. Airy will not blame JH for delay.

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Herschel3724

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
[26 May 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.67 (C: RS:HS 25.9.42)
Summary:

Answers questions raised by RS concerning the preface JH was writing for N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars. Objects to JH being seen as responsible for the contents of the book itself, even though he served on the first two B.A.A.S. committees dealing with the reduction of Lacaille's stars.

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