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Herschel645

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[20 May 1854]
Source of text:
JHS 1.35
Summary:

About where, and how, the older children are to spend their holidays, and about the health of [Mr.] Knowles.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel646

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[25 May 1854]
Source of text:
JHS 1.34
Summary:

Compares his work day with MH's, and feels that hers is more worthwhile and more pleasant.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel648

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Isabella Herschel
Date:
[6 May 1854]
Source of text:
JHS 1.40
Summary:

Tells a silly story, and then complains about Charles Babbage stopping by and talking about CB's lighthouse.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel649

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[5 May 1854]
Source of text:
JHS 1.41
Summary:

Of the health of [Mr.] Knowles [servant], a visit to the Baden Powells by JH, and family financial arrangements.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7859

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
11 [May] 1854
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.63
Summary:

Recalls JH's predecessor [Isaac Newton] at Mint was also interested in Bernoulli's 'Isoperimetrical Problems.' HW plans paper on new expression for coefficients of differences of zero in self-repeating series.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8674

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Roderick Impey Murchison
Date:
[31 May 1854]
Source of text:
NatLibScot MS.2522, f.43
Summary:

Sending an account of a 'certain Dr [David] Livingstone.' JH agrees with Thomas Maclear that Livingstone deserves encouragement. Has received RM's testimonial on behalf of [Frederick] McCoy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8751

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Parsons (Lord Rosse)
Date:
[26 May 1854]
Source of text:
Rosse Papers K2.4
Summary:

Arrangements JH has made for admission [to Mint?] for WP and some of WP's friends.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9711

From:
John P. Gassiot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 May 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.59
Summary:

The Kew Committee has requested estimates from Thomas Cook[e] and Andrew Ross for an instrument to carry out JH's suggestions. Is grateful for these suggestions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Tyndall0927

From:
Charles Cumming
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
May 1st. /54
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/1/1/260, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0928

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
2nd. May 1854.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/HTYP/338, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0929

From:
William Hopkins
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
May, 6 '55.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/2/606, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0930

From:
Peter Riess
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
11 Mai 1854
Source of text:
MS JT/1/R/27, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0931

From:
Heinrich Debus
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
13 Mai.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/D/85; MS JT/1/TYP/1/2403-2405, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0932

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
May 20th 1854
Source of text:
MS JT/1/HTYP/340, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0933

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
Saturday evg | May 27/54
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/589; MS JT/HTYP/341-342, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0934

From:
Charles Buxton
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
May 30/54
Source of text:
MS JT/1/B/169, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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FVM-54-05-10

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
John Moore
Date:
10 May 1854
Source of text:
E54/4617, unit 203, VPRS 1189 inward registered correspondence, VA 856 Colonial Secretary's Office, Public Record Office, Victoria
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
Text Online

FVM-54-05-12

From:
John Moore
To:
Ferdinand von Mueller
Date:
12 May 1854
Source of text:
No. 54/378, unit 1, p. 438, VPRS 3150 outward letter books to miscellaneous and Assay Master, VA 856 Colonial Secretary's Office, Public Record Office, Victoria
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
Text Online

FVM-54-05-16

From:
John Moore
To:
Ferdinand von Mueller
Date:
16 May 1854
Source of text:
No. 1478, unit 20, p. 363, VPRS 3219 outward registered correspondence, VA 856 Colonial Secretary's Office, Public Record Office, Victoria
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
Text Online

FVM-54-05-27

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
William Hooker
Date:
27 May 1854
Source of text:
RBG Kew, Directors' letters, vol. LXXIV, Australia letters 1851-8, letter no. 139
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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