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Herschel4741

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.131
Summary:

Regarding glass for the telescope for the Cape Town Observatory?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5357

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[1 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.304
Summary:

Has had visitors which accounts for the delay in answering letter. Thanks for memoir additions. Is sending paper dealing with use of CB's work. Somervilles are still in Rome. Is glad to hear good news of his mother.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5358

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.305
Summary:

Sending him papers on his machine. Would like to see him when in town to discuss various matters. His youngest son has arrived in Calcutta.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5359

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[20 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.306
Summary:

Requests advice on the setting up of a sick benefit society. Remarks on some of CB's queries.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5360

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.307
Summary:

Referring him to someone who can advise him on the setting up of a sick benefit society. Regarding CB's automan.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5570

From:
Friedrich Eduard Beneke
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.60
Summary:

Thanks JH for sending FB several of his works, including the translation of Schiller.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6139

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Baily
Date:
[14 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.265 (C: RS:HS 25.8.61)
Summary:

Further regarding the revision of the constellations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6140

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.266 (C inc: TxU:H/M-0040.1; Reel 1062)
Summary:

Comments regarding the proposed revision of the constellations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6141

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1843-12
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.267
Summary:

Has compared all the stars in N. L. Lacaille's catalogue to the new observations and plan for the constellations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6889

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.189
Summary:

Sending two formulae.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7348

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 December 1843]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 3/1.1.2; Reel 7
Summary:

Recent travels. Dangers and difficulties of triangulation survey. Observations of variable brightness of Eta Argus. [Letter continues 29 December] Returned from 'Pequet Brig,' leaving C. P. Smyth with theodolite. Events in colony. Sending observations of Encke's Comet for R.A.S. Observations of 'great comet of March.' News of Nathaniel Wallich and family. Sends 'plan of the Herschel obelisk drawn by Smyth.' Details of obelisk. Progress on observations of 'Parallax stars.' Organized system to prevent mistakes in calculating and copying meridian work.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel810

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[11] December 1843
Source of text:
JHS LMJF.45.1a
Summary:

Saw Charles Pritchard and his school [Clapham Grammar School] and was favorably impressed; has enrolled son William James beginning in January.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8774

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Sir William J. Hooker
Date:
[8 December 1843]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens
Summary:

[Responding to WH's 1843-12-6], JH has written to [William H.] Harvey and, in support of Harvey, to William R. Hamilton at Trinity College, Dublin. Thanks for invitation to visit Kew Gardens.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8775

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Sir William J. Hooker
Date:
[14 December 1843]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens
Summary:

Discusses his success in growing in England various flowers JH brought back from the Cape.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0278

From:
John Tyndall
To:
George Murray
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/10/3906, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Tyndall0279

From:
John Hebdon
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Dec 15th 1843
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/11/3727, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Tyndall0280

From:
Robert Allen
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
18th. Dec. 1843
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/11/3482-3483, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Tyndall0281

From:
George Latimer
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
December 27th 1843
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/11/3742-3743, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Tyndall0282

From:
W Marquis
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
31 Dec 1843
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/11/3750-3751, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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