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Herschel3743

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
[8 February 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.85 (C: RS:HS 25.9.53)
Summary:

Returns [Max] Weisse's manuscript. He must say something about it and so has swallowed 'whole hog' what RS had written about it. Will make a mess [in his R.A.S. address] of John Lubbock's work on perturbations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3744

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
[17 February 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.86 (C: RS:HS 25.9.54)
Summary:

Paramatta Observatory has been broken up and is now defunct.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3745

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
[6 March 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.87 (C: RS:HS 25.9.55)
Summary:

Unable to chair the [R.A.S.] meeting on Friday. On various persons proposed as R.A.S. associates or honorary members. Has recently been busy reading newspapers: 'There seem to be 2 worlds going on at once and it is not easy to keep up with both.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3746

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
27?] March [1848
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.88 (C: RS:HS 25.9.58)
Summary:

Read enclosure and judge what changes it will necessitate regarding 'S.'s [H. C. Schumacher?] position'. Wrote to 'S.' to tell him that as far as JH is concerned, JH is ready to act on any suggestion 'S' may make regarding the king.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3747

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
[20 October 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.89 (C: RS:HS 25.9.56)
Summary:

Sends letter of Lord P [Palmerston, i.e., Henry John Temple] on 'Ch. Reventlow's [Count de Reventlow, Danish Ambassador to London?] case.' Comments on the present political situation and the causes for conflict, citing William Shakespeare.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3748

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
16] May [1848
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.90 (C: RS:HS 25.9.57)
Summary:

Is leaving for Norwich to return on the 25th. Leave the forms with [John] Williams and JH will sign them. Will leave his letters to have the R.A.S. seal affixed. [Thomas] Taylor has died; can RS tell him who is likely to 'offer for the place' [Madras Observatory] and what its 'appointments' are.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel557

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
[4 June 1850]
Source of text:
RGO 6.356.161
Summary:

Describes JH's decimal coinage system as he would like to see it introduced.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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