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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, dated at Feldhausen

Reference number: HS/19/70

Date: 16 May 1835

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Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel's letter of 4 July 1834 reached John Frederick William Herschel in March 1835. Discusses the observability of the sixth and seventh Saturnian satellites. Meteorological observations at sea, at Cape, and from Calcutta lead John Frederick William Herschel to suspect 'annual transfer of atmospheric pressure' between hemispheres and permanent depression at equator. Describes John Frederick William Herschel's work at the Cape. Praises Thomas Maclear.

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HS/19/70
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16 May 1835
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, dated at Feldhausen, 16 May 1835, HS/19/70, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_70/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-friedrich-wilhelm-bessel-dated-at-feldhausen, accessed on 24 May 2025

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