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Herschel4024

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[20 May 1838]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0583.1; Reel 1058
Summary:

Herschels safely landed from Africa and in fine spirits.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4025

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[7 June 1842]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0587.9; Reel 1058
Summary:

Enjoyed CH's last letter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4026

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[8 March 1843]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0588.4; Reel 1058
Summary:

Wishes CH a happy 93rd birthday. Occupied with remodelling the Southern Constellations, which 'are all in confusion;' admits that not everyone will be satisfied with his constellation reforms.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4027

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[8 December 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0590.13; Reel 1058
Summary:

George Airy, George Peacock, and [Adam] Sedgwick are visiting Collingwood for Christmas. Airy writes JH that an American astronomer named [Ormsby] 'Mitchell' has seen Antares double. JH reports that William Lassell and W. R. Dawes have observed the 7th Saturnian satellite and also another of the six satellites of the 'Georgium Sidus' [Uranus]. JH is confident that his Cape Results will go to the presses in January.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4045

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[27 April 1826]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0571.1; Reel 1058
Summary:

Sent to CH a copy of James South's second paper on double stars and a synoptic catalog of them. Calls CH one of the first discoverers of the 'comet of 1795.' Sent to Astronomical Society a report on 300 new double stars.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4048

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[30 December 1825]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0570.3; Reel 1058
Summary:

Recovering from a prolonged illness. Discusses parallax. JH reports that he now is very skilled at sweeping with the 20-ft reflecting telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4049

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
1825-[8 or later]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0570.2.a; Reel 1058
Summary:

Informs CH of his gold medal from the French Academy of Sciences for JH's and James South's paper on double stars. Finds CH's catalogue of nebulae in zones very useful. Heard about Johann Pfaff's death. James Grahame may be moving to Göttingen.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4050

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[18 April 1825]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0570.1; Reel 1058
Summary:

Studied 659 double stars; JH is confident that his work proves his father's conclusions. Now plans to study nebulae.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4051

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[4 December 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0569.4; Reel 1058
Summary:

JH will have little time for astronomy due to election as Secretary to the R.S.L.; the appointment also has forced JH to move from Slough to London.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4052

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[22 October 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0569.3.a; Reel 1058
Summary:

Happy to be reunited with mother. JH thanks CH for his enjoyable stay in Hanover. Wishes CH well on her [catalogue of] nebulae.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4053

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[17 September 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0569.2; Reel 1058
Summary:

Decides not to go to Switzerland because he wants to visit Hanover. On the way, hopes to see Johann Pfaff at Erlangen, Johann Encke at Seeburg, Baron Bernhard von Lindenau at Gotha, and Carl Gauss and Karl Harding at Göttingen among others.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4054

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[2 July 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0569.1; Reel 1058
Summary:

Describes his laborious journey to the summit of Mt. Etna; from his barometric readings, concludes that its altitude is 10,000 or 11,000 ft. Asks about the progress of Johann Pfaff's translation of William Herschel's papers; JH mentions that he wrote to Pfaff from Cattagione, Sicily. [Letter continued 20 July from Naples and 16 Aug. from Florence.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4055

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[1 August 1823]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0568; Reel 1058
Summary:

Researching double stars. Comparing his finding to William Herschel's, finds that most are compatible. The 40-ft. reflector is unusable, but hopes to try the 20-ft. Heard that WH's papers will be translated into German; wishes Johann Pfaff to undertake it. Asks CH to send him a copy of the finished translation.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5518

From:
Sophie Beckedorff
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[1838-7]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.8
Summary:

Invitation to Caroline, Sir John, and William Herschel to dine with her on Friday.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5684

From:
Palm Heinrich Ludwig Boguslawski
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[16 March 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.173
Summary:

A note to CH on her 95th birthday.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5686

From:
Palm Heinrich Ludwig Boguslawski
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[11 March 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.175
Summary:

A note to CH on her 96th birthday.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel749

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[5 February 1829]
Source of text:
JHS.HCEJ.502
Summary:

A note of praise for Margaret Stewart [JH's fiancée] as a covering note for an enclosed 6pp letter from JH's cousin, Mary Baldwin, to CH, describing Margaret and her family.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel750

From:
Mary Baldwin
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[3 March 1829]
Source of text:
JHS.HCEJ.503
Summary:

Describing the wedding of Margaret Brodie Stewart and JH on this day.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9728

From:
Carl F. Gauss
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[12 April 1833]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.75
Summary:

Thanks for her communication on her nephew's new calculations for Alpha Virginis. Comments on these and gives some of his own. Sends best wishes to her nephew on his projected visit {to the Cape] and hopes he will study the magnetic force of the earth while he is there.

Contributor:
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