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Thanks for note of 29 [July]. Expresses doubt over accuracy of his observations of a solar eclipse. Stresses the necessity of careful comparison of various observations. Asks JH's opinion of a photograph with prominences greater and corona less than supposed.
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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