TALBOT3940

Royal Observatory Greenwich
1839 Sep 24

Dear Sir

The star whose place (approximately) you gave to me at the end of 1835 or the beginning of 1836 was, I believe, inadvertently omitted in our observing lists for 1836, and was so much in the way of others which we desired to clear off that it was not observed in 1837. In 1838 it was observed: its mean place for 1838 Jan 1 is as follows

R 5^h 47^m 0^s.91, annual variation + 3³.668

NPD 65^o. 47’. 54”.87, annual variation + 1^o.136

The star is the same as Bode 412 Youric

I am dear Sir Your Faithful servant
GB Airy

Henry Fox Talbot Esq^re
&c &c &c

Mr Talbot ¹ –Star for Halley’s Comet

Differences between “Flamstead’s Herelias and “Flamstead’s own Catalogue” for the stars