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SOMERVILLE221

From:
John Herschel
To:
William Somerville
Date:
15 Jul 1826
Source of text:
MSH 3 / 299, Dep. c. 370, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE222

From:
William Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
17 Jul 1826
Source of text:
HS 16.383, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE223

From:
William Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
2 Aug 1826
Source of text:
HS 16.384, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE224

From:
John Herschel
To:
William Somerville
Date:
4 Aug 1826
Source of text:
HS 16.385, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel10001

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 February 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.336
Summary:

Of JG's journey north and the woman who nursed him back to health [letter completed 1826-2-16 at Wandsworth].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10002

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 February 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.337
Summary:

About JG's fatigue on his return home.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10003

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 April 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.338
Summary:

About JG's health, the need for JH to marry, and plans for the summer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10004

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 June 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.339
Summary:

Asks for information, on behalf of JG's father, about a Cambridge man.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10005

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 July 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.340
Summary:

About JG's children and his plans to move to Hastings.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10006

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 July 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.341
Summary:

About plans to spend the winter at Hastings.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10007

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 September 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.342
Summary:

About the weather and people in Hastings.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10008

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 October 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.343
Summary:

JG urges JH to marry. JG has begun to write history again.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10009

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 October 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.344
Summary:

Shares some gossip, and asks advice about a dedication for JG's book.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10010

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 November 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.345
Summary:

Worried about JH's love life.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10011

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 November 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.346
Summary:

About plans for the Christmas season, the weather, history writing, and book publishing.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10012

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 December 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.347
Summary:

Of plans to go to London.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10013

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 December 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.348
Summary:

About JH's mother's illness, and an invitation to JH to visit Hastings.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10352

From:
Charles L. Harding
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1826-7-7 or earlier
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.235
Summary:

A note to accompany one of CH's writings, together with some comments on comet sightings.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10607

From:
Thomas W. Hornbuckle
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 October 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.486
Summary:

The Lucasian Professorship will shortly become vacant. Hopes JH will become a candidate for this chair, once occupied by Newton.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10608

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas W. Hornbuckle
Date:
13] October [1826
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.487 (C: RS:HS 20.238)
Summary:

Declines being considered for the Lucasian professorship at Cambridge, stating his convictions 'that I shall do more for science as an independent amateur than as a Professor of any particular branch or department of it.' Proposes Charles Babbage as candidate. [Also includes draft of letter to George Peacock requesting his support for Babbage.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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