The transcript of this letter is not available online on Ɛpsilon.
Please cite as “Herschel8521,” in Ɛpsilon: The Sir John Herschel Collection accessed on 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8521
Expresses elation and gratitude at being elected corresponding member of the astronomy section of the Académie des sciences. Believes that JH's name has led to JH's researches gaining more praise than their merits justify.
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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