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Herschel1186

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 October 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.3
Summary:

Informs JH that the B.A.A.S. has placed him on a committee to provide two actinometers for observing high in the Alps.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1187

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 October 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.4
Summary:

Informs JH that the B.A.A.S. has placed him on a committee to study the possibility of using balloon ascents to study the upper atmosphere.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1188

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 October 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.5
Summary:

Informs JH that the B.A.A.S. has again placed him on the committee to supervise the translation and publication of foreign scientific memoirs.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1189

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 September 1841]
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.6
Summary:

JH continues to serve on the committee to supervise and translate foreign scientific memoirs [see JP's 1840-10-19].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1190

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 September 1841]
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.7
Summary:

Informs JH that the B.A.A.S. has placed him on a committee to conduct experiments by capture balloon on the atmosphere.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1191

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 July 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.8
Summary:

Informs JH that the B.A.A.S. has place him on a committee to conduct experiments by capture balloon on the atmosphere.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1192

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 July 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.9
Summary:

Informs JH that the B.A.A.S. has placed him on a committee to supervise the translation and publication of foreign scientific memoirs.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1195

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1845-7
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.12
Summary:

Informs JH that he is to work with a committee of the B.A.A.S. to prepare a map of the distribution of coal around the world.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1196

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1845-7
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.13
Summary:

Expands on the work of the coal map committee [see JP's 1845-7] by sending along the resolution that created it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1197

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1845-7
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.14
Summary:

Informs JH that JH together with several others will be responsible for the distribution of the B.A.A.S. catalogue of stars.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1292

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 June 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.66
Summary:

Invites JH to come to the magnetic conference meeting being held at the B.A.A.S. meeting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1293

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1845 -7
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.67
Summary:

Sends JH a copy of the resolution dealing with the publication of Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1294

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1845-7
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.68
Summary:

Informs JH that the committee to deal with the publication of Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis has been struck and is to prepare a request to the government for aid in publishing.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14208

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 October 1840]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0428.6; Reel 1093
Summary:

JH, G. B. Airy, and Thomas Henderson are appointed to oversee the publication of the reductions of the calculations of N. L. Lacaille's stars. They will have £184 at their disposal.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14209

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 October 1840]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0428.7; Reel 1093
Summary:

JH, William Whewell, George Peacock, Humphrey Lloyd, and Edward Sabine are appointed by the B.A.A.S. to study systems of simultaneous magnetical and meteorological observations. They will be granted £50.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14210

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 July 1841]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0428.8; Reel 1093
Summary:

Asks whether JH will be prepared to present the committee report on N. L. Lacaille's stars at the B.A.A.S. meeting on 29 July.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14211

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 July 1841]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0428.9; Reel 1093
Summary:

Asks whether JH will be prepared to give the committee report on systems of simultaneous magnetical and meteorological observations at the B.A.A.S. meeting on 29 July.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14212

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 September 1841]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0428.10; Reel 1093
Summary:

JH, G. B. Airy, and Thomas Henderson are appointed to oversee the publication of the reductions of the calculations of N. L. Lacaille's stars. They will have £105 at their disposal.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14213

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 September 1841]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0428.11; Reel 1093
Summary:

JH, William Whewell, George Peacock, Humphrey Lloyd, and Edward Sabine are appointed by the B.A.A.S. to study systems of simultaneous magnetical and meteorological observations. They will be granted £100.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14214

From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 May 1842]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0428.12; Reel 1093
Summary:

Asks whether JH will be prepared to give the committee report on systems of simultaneous magnetical and meteorological observations at the B.A.A.S. meeting on 23 June.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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