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Herschel3740

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
[19 January 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.83 (C: RS:HS 23.6 & 25.9.51)
Summary:

RS will receive two communications for the R.A.S., one from S. C. Walker on Neptune's elements, the other from Otto Struve on the interior satellite of Uranus. Walker's could go into the R.A.S.M.N., whereas Struve's ought be read at a regular meeting. Recommends reading of William Lassell's work on Neptune's satellite as it predates Struve's. Caroline Herschel died on the 9 [Jan.] at age 98.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3741

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
[19 January 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.5
Summary:

Recommends that the form that a testimonial should take would be the presentation of a parchment bearing the seal of the R.A.S. rather than a bound book.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3742

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
[3 February 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.84 (C: RS:HS 25.9.52)
Summary:

JH must arrange for the celebration of Bishop's Observatory. Needs information on its equipment, achievements, and staff, e.g., on W. R. Dawes's and J. R. Hind's observations. Will contact Hind.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

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

Herschel38

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[5 October 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.370.42
Summary:

Remarks in response to GA's 1848-10-4..

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel388

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[10 January 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.9.151
Summary:

Thanks GA for his contributions to some material JH is compiling; asks about date of Board of Visitors meeting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel389

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[22 January 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.9.174
Summary:

Thinks the building changes proposed [see GA's 1848-1-21] are fine; explains JH's position on the whole matter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel39

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[22 October 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.370.67
Summary:

JH begs to differ with GA and Isaac Newton on the moon's motions [see GA's 1848-10-13]; warns GA against accepting J. H. Seyffert's work as accurate.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel390

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[26 February 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.9.195
Summary:

Surprised by GA's unhappiness with George Merz [see GA's 1848-2-17]; suggests GA seek information from Thomas Maclear at the Cape, who is getting a new telescope from George Merz.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel391

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[5 April 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.9.204
Summary:

Willing to let GA choose the best objective lens [see GA's 1848-4-5]; then JH offers another possibility; all are ill at Collingwood.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel398

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[2 February 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.230.444
Summary:

Is aware of T. J. Hussey's drawings [see GA's 1848-2-1]; needs information about P. A. Hansen's lunar theory for an appreciation JH is to provide.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel399

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[24 September 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.230.454 (LCC: 6.675.578 inc)
Summary:

Personally would like to have F. W. A. Argelander's work printed [see GA's 1848-9-13], but will need to get a wider opinion; also asks about sharing money available from the Admiralty [see GA's 1845-10-24].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel40

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[24 October 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.370.71
Summary:

Still arguing that Isaac Newton is not correct concerning the moon's motions [see GA's 1848-10-24].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4086

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry John Temple
Date:
[16 October 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.345
Summary:

Asks HT to appeal for a pension for H. C. Schumacher, director of the Royal Danish Observatory.2

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel41

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[26 October 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.370.77
Summary:

Further clarification to the moon's motions [see JH's 1848-10-25].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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