The transcript of this letter is not available online on Ɛpsilon.
Please cite as “Herschel1978,” in Ɛpsilon: The Sir John Herschel Collection accessed on 30 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1978
Describes efforts to obtain position at Oxford's Radcliffe Observatory. Advocates that AH and all variable star observers follow a uniform plan. Laments confusion over indefiniteness of term 'magnitude' and his lack of proper equipment and adequate recognition. Invites AH to visit.
Record created for the Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel (CUP: Cambridge), 1998 by Michael J. Crowe ed., David R. Dyck and James J. Kevin assoc. eds
Digital record created by Dr Marvin Bolt and Steven Lucy at the Webster Institute of the Adler Planetarium
Converted to TEI by Michael Hawkins, Epsilon Project, Cambridge University Library
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