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RefNoMS/957/91
LevelItem
TitleLetter from William Henry Smyth, Crescent, Bedford, to 'My dear Sir' [Henry Kater]
CreatorSmyth; William Henry (1788-1865); British naval officer and surveyor
RecipientKater; Henry (1777-1835); British geodicist and metrologist
Date23 July 1828
DescriptionHe returns thanks for the two papers. He has kept the ones for Dr. Pearson, whom he expects and given one to Mr. [Thomas] Maclear. Robinson has applied the microscope and files the transit but Smyth has been unable to get a circumpolar star owing to a deluge of rain. Mrs. Smyth is delighted at the prospect of seeing Kater and his wife. The collimaters are in status quo as the sky has not been clear, but he has sent a good account of them to continental friends. He expects his mother and sister next week, but will see Kater after that. In a postscript, he thanks Mrs. [Mary Frances] Kater for a beautiful star table, which he will keep in a cabinet. He asks if Kater has noticed the blotches on Mars.
Extent2p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
Dimensions253x201mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA5062Smyth; William Henry (1788 - 1865)1788 - 1865
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