Regent Road, Great Yarmouth,
October 24th, 1874.
Dear Sir,—Doubtless you have anticipated hearing from me, relative to the 10-inch telescope, but the weather has been so indifferent for delicate astronomical work that it has not yet had a fair trial.
In middling good air, when I could use a reduced aperture with satisfactory results, the star images reminded me of the 6-1/2-inch, which I considered so superb a mirror that nothing could surpass its fine performance either on stars or planets.
With the recollections of the truly splendid views I had of Jupiter last season, I count much to see him with the 10-in.
Yours truly, H. Blyth.
Regent Road, Great Yarmouth.
February 2nd, 1875.
Dear Sir,—In reply to yours, I have not had a really good night to test severely the defining powers of the 10-inch mirror, but judging from the few difficult objects I have seen, the mirror promises well, and I have no doubt of its excellence.