From:
Giuseppe Piazzi
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 March 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.396
Summary:
Asks for JH's assistance in the acquiring of some astronomical equipment.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Asks for JH's assistance in the acquiring of some astronomical equipment.
Kept busy by writing. Works with Teodoro Monticelli. Expects Captain [Richard] Copeland to visit.
Elected to membership in Astronomical Society. Subjects of annual prize. What is title of [C.] Brioschi's work?
Is making arrangements with GP to republish GP's star catalogue in Cambridge.
Defends William Herschel's views against charges of hostility to religion. Describes his father as 'a sincere believer in, and worshipper of, a benevolent, intelligent, and superintending Deity....","L