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GB-110/JES/COR/12/93
Title
Samuel Goodenough, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk]
Letter date
3 Dec 1824
Author(s)
Samuel Goodenough 1743-1827
Number of Pages
3
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GB-110/JES/COR/12/93 from Samuel Goodenough, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (3 December 1824)
Metadata for GB-110/JES/COR/12/93 from Samuel Goodenough, London, to Sir James Edward Smith, Norwich, [Norfolk] (3 December 1824) Close
Item data
Item Type:
Document
From:
Goodenough, Samuel
Sent from:
London
To:
Smith, Sir James Edward
Sent to location:
Norwich, Norfolk
Summary:
Royal Society Copley Medal awarded to Dr [John] Brinkley [(c 1763-1835), astronomer], the opponent of [John] Pond [(1767-1836), astronomer] as to the parallax of fixed stars. They [the Royal Society] cannot be accused of "any partiality to either of these great astronomers" though wishes that Pond's theory was right.
Letter date:
3 Dec 1824
Languages:
English
Prev Ref No:
12.173
Additional Information:
| Note type | Note |
|---|---|
| Additional | Smith replied 23 [Dec 1824] |
