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Herschel9197

From:
William Whewell
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 May 1858]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-5073
Summary:

Comments briefly on the positioning of magnetic observatories. Unsure whether he understands Humphrey Lloyd's proposal.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9198

From:
William Whewell
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 May 1858]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-5074
Summary:

Has received papers relevant to the Magnetic Committee. Comments on letters by G. B. Airy and Edward Sabine, siding mainly with Airy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9199

From:
William Whewell
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 May 1858]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-5075
Summary:

Believes that it is not worth the cost to sustain many permanent magnetic observatories, but a few for a limited time would make sense. Unclear which observatories these should be.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel925

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Herschel (son)
Date:
[7 May 1858]
Source of text:
JHS 5.47
Summary:

The family is waiting to hear from son John; JH comments on the end of the East India Company's rule in India, and on another newspaper item.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9508

From:
Robert FitzRoy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 May 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.252
Summary:

Entirely agrees with his views on M. F. Maury. Is surprised at David Brewster's review of Maury's work. Would JH comment on RF's work on weather forecasting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9573

From:
James David Forbes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 May 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.314
Summary:

Thanks for JH's article on meteorology from the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Has been investigating climatology lately. His own health has not been good. Sends some of his own reprints that may be of interest.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

JHC1069

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
William Mitten
Date:
30 May 1858
Source of text:
WILLIAM MITTEN LETTERS MIT f.155, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

Tyndall1516

From:
Frances Hooker
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Sunday evg.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/8/2560, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1517

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
1858 May 3
Source of text:
MS JT/1/A/33; MS JT/1/TYP/1/23, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1518

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
1858 May 7
Source of text:
MS JT/1/A/34; MS JT/1/TYP/1/23, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1519

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
Friday
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/644; MS JT/1/HTYP/512, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1520

From:
Johan Heinrich Jakob Muller
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/M/153, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1521

From:
Lyon Playfair
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
22 May/58
Source of text:
MS JT/1/P/116; MS JT/1/TYP/3/984, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1522

From:
Rudolf Clausius
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
23 Mai, 1858
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/7/2231, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1523

From:
John Tyndall
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
25th. May 1858
Source of text:
RR/3/110 Tyndall 25 May 1858, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1524

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Rudolf Clausius
Date:
28th May 1858
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/174, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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FVM-58-05-00

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
John O'Shanassy
Date:
May 1858
Source of text:
F58/4269, unit 745, VPRS 1189 inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
Text Online

FVM-58-05-01

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
John O'Shanassy
Date:
1 May 1858
Source of text:
E58/3817, unit 745, VPRS 1189 inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record office, Victoria
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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FVM-58-05-01a

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
John O'Shanassy
Date:
1 May 1858
Source of text:
E58/3818, unit 745, VPRS 1189 inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
Text Online

FVM-58-05-04

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
[...] Riley
Date:
4 May 1858
Source of text:
Unit 10, VPRS 3622 inward miscellaneous correspondence, VA 511 Melbourne, Public Record Office, Victoria
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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