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SOMERVILLE232

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
6 Mar 1830?
Source of text:
HS 16.331, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE234

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
?? Mar 1830
Source of text:
HS 16.333, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE235

From:
William Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
23 Feb 1830
Source of text:
HS 16.387, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE236

From:
William Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
23 Mar 1830
Source of text:
HS 16.388, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE238

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
5 Apr 1830?
Source of text:
HS 16.335, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE239

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
15? May? 1830?
Source of text:
HS 16.336, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE241

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
23 Oct 1830?
Source of text:
HS 16.338, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel10059

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1830-2
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.394
Summary:

Of a romance that JG has written.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10060

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 February 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.395
Summary:

Asks JH to translate a letter of JG's into French.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10061

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 August 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.397
Summary:

About the French Revolution and an anticipated civil war [letter completed 1830-8-25].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10062

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 November 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.398
Summary:

Family and travel news.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10063

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 November 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.399
Summary:

Of lost letters and the death of Isabella Stewart.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10064

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 December 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.400
Summary:

Comments on JH's lost election for President of the R.S.L.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10113

From:
Robert Grahame, Sr.
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 April 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.4
Summary:

Has been laid up with a cold and unable to answer his letter. Congratulations on the new baby. Hopes mother and child are doing well. Will wait for confirmation of his son's marriage before sending the news to the papers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10282

From:
Basil Hall
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 February 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.165
Summary:

Would like his opinion on the merits of the camera lucida of G. B. Amici and W. H. Wollaston. Half dead with idleness here at Paris, but hopes to return to London soon.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10283

From:
Basil Hall
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 September 1830]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Giving information on his voyage, which he may use as he desires. In the course of 89 days he passed through the Pacific, rounded Cape Horn, and crossed the South Atlantic without seeing any land. Would be pleased to provide any further details.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10525

From:
Thomas Hodgkin
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 May 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.402
Summary:

Sending a paper by J. J. Lister on the microscope and some crystals of Borate of Soda. Carlo Gemmellaro has been examining temperature of air in the subterranean passage near Nicolosi. Hopes JH will visit Tottenham; would give him great pleasure to see him.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10786

From:
Thomas John Hussey
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 September 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.141
Summary:

Dawson and TH think it would be a good idea to republish William Herschel's papers together with a biographical memoir. Has JH thought of doing this; if not would he allow Dawson to do it? Has not heard if the foreigners engaged on the Berlin maps have relinquished their portions. The Munich instrument is a most vicious instrument.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11005

From:
Richard Jones
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
16] December [1830
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.349
Summary:

Wants to print some of JH's observations in his own appendix. Congratulates him on the progress and issue of the R.S.L. business. One of JH's papers was read at the Geological Society last evening and created a good impression, especially from Adam Sedgwick.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11122

From:
Henry Kater
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 February 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.12
Summary:

Has been confined to bed with pleurisy. Davies Gilbert called yesterday and gave startling news of the wonders of James South's new telescope. Can JH inform him of its true capabilities? Gilbert talks of having an object glass of 2" diameter made of Michael Faraday's glass.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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