Summary of letters, from Sir John Frederick William Herschel to T[homas] Maclear
Summaries of letters, made as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father.
Summary of 7 letters from Sir John Frederick William Herschel to Thomas Maclear.
Letters dated:
16 December 1835 [South African College Prizes; enquiry about Captain Grey; loss Lacaille Mural Quadrant]
March 31 1836 [Forgot to observe comet]
23 August 1836 [Reductions of the comet]
26 August 1836 [Comet; returning Smyth's letter "what a dreadful exposé of either incredibility on the one hand or incredulity on the other"
17 December 1836 [Actinometer - proposes standard for measure through heating a cubic meter of water]
18 November 1837 [Working on polishing mirrors. Parade for the base line commanded. ]
3 January 1838 [Recalculation of local triangulation]
Each letters is decribed in a few words.
1870s