The transcript of this letter is not available online on Ɛpsilon.
Please cite as “Herschel6849,” in Ɛpsilon: The Sir John Herschel Collection accessed on
Encloses a letter from William Simms, which contains a suggestion for JH's reflecting prism. Inclines to the view that a reflector is not the most suitable instrument for sun observations.
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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