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Herschel570

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[20 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.240
Summary:

Inquires of GA as to the current status of parliamentary moves to introduce the metric system into Britain [see GA's 1864-9-28].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel571

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.243
Summary:

Has heard that the Indian government may adopt the metric system; wants to gather, and send to India, information against metrication; JH still wants to bring the earth's axis length into the measuring system.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel572

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[29 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.247
Summary:

Avails himself of GA's offer of assistance to obtain information [see GA's 1866-4-27].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5831

From:
Alfred Brothers
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 April 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.300
Summary:

Would like to publish his letter on the hyposulfite fixing process.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6285

From:
M[arion] S[haw] Bell
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 April 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.46
Summary:

Is grateful for MB'S Ode to Sensibility. Regarding the Lords of the Level.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6657

From:
M[ichael] Connal
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 April 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.360
Summary:

Regarding his own theory of the determination of heights by the barometer, which has been modified by reading JH's pamphlet on Meteorology.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6861

From:
Warren de La Rue
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 April 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.169
Summary:

Has sent on the correspondence about K. L. C. Rümker's Southern Catalogue. Has recorded his vote in favor of the £150 for the reduction. Proposes sending his eldest son to Paris to study French and Art.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7187

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 April 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.383
Summary:

Has not heard from him for a long time; hopes his health is still good. Was sorry to hear of the death of Whewell. Sends a proof that has been puzzling him for a long time, and a French riddle.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7188

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Augustus De Morgan
Date:
[10 April 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.152
Summary:

Comments on JH's health, the death of William Whewell, and extended comments on a mathematical proof provided by AD [see AD's 1866-4-1].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7189

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 April 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.384
Summary:

Considers JH's account of his own health tolerably good. The Odyssey will set him up entirely. Sends proof of one of his theorems. New professorship of International Law. Should jot down biographical details of William Whewell for the R.S.L.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel727

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
[16 April 1866]
Source of text:
JHS 1.123
Summary:

Mostly talks about having been offered some money to pay for the reduction of William Herschel's [JH's father] double star observations in preparation for publication.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8562

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[29 April 1866]
Source of text:
BostonPubLib Ms. Eng. 204
Summary:

Please thank Dr. Gardner for his 'Calendar for the Correction of Dates.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel916

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[25 April 1866]
Source of text:
JHS 5.36
Summary:

Responds to MH's report on the health of [?]; JH and family went out nightingale hunting last night. [Also enclosed is a short letter from daughter Amelia to MH.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

JHC1507

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
General William Munro
Date:
20 April 1866
Source of text:
MUN/1 f.128, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1603

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Robert Oliver Cunningham
Date:
25 April 1866
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/3 f.117, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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