George Phillips Bond

Bond, George Phillips

Astronom (1825-1865). Eigenh. Brief mit U. Hamburg. 21.07.1851. 1¾ SS. auf Doppelblatt. 8vo.
$ 423 / 400 € (60852/BN44673)

An den Astronomen Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (1793-1864), Gründer und Direktor des Pulkowo-Observatoriums bei St. Petersburg: "Before leaving London on my way to the path of the central Eclipse I received a note from M. Otto Struve, for which I beg leave to return my thanks. I propose to leave Lubeck for St. Petersburg by the steamer which sails on Tuesday Aug. 5th in the afternoon. Your son has had the great kindness to propose to have 'an officer in waiting at St Petersburg to bring you directly to Pulkova'. You do me a great honour by such a proposal, but I fear that it is putting you to much trouble on my account [...]". - Auf Briefpapier mit gepr. Vignette.

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Bond, George Phillips

Astronom (1825-1865). Eigenh. Brief mit U. Cambridge, Mass. 15.07.1863. 2 SS. auf Doppelblatt. 8vo.
$ 190 / 180 € (60853/BN44675)

An den Astronomen Johann Franz Encke: "You will have received [...] Vol. IV Part I of the Annals of this observatory together with the 'Report' for 1862-63. I have now the pleasure, in response to your request made when acknowleding the receipt of Vol III, to send to your address [...] a package containing the following volumes, which I presume from the statements in your letter will complete both your own set of our 'Annals' and also that of the Library of the Observatory of Berlin [...]". - Auf Briefpapier mit gepr. Vignette.

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