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SOMERVILLE311

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
21 Sep 1860
Source of text:
HS 16.363, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE312

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
28 Jan 1861
Source of text:
HS 16.364, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE314

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
11 May 1862
Source of text:
HS 16.366, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE315

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
13 Jun 1863
Source of text:
HS 16.367, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE316

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
12 Jul 1863
Source of text:
HS 16.368, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE318

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
25 Aug 1863
Source of text:
HS 16.371, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE322

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
6 Sep 1866
Source of text:
HS 16.373, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE324

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
23 Oct 1866
Source of text:
HS 16.374, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE326

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
12 Mar 1868
Source of text:
HS 16.375, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE327

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
26 Jun 1868
Source of text:
HS 16.376, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE330

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
26 Sep 1868
Source of text:
HS 16.377, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE339

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
23 Mar 1869
Source of text:
HS 16.379, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE344

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
18 Dec 1869
Source of text:
HS 16.380, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel2672

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 September 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.363
Summary:

Thanks JH for scientific papers. Is writing about relations between inorganic matter, physical and vital forces, and microscopic plants. Praises [Giuseppe] Garibaldi and his performance.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2673

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 January 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.364
Summary:

Condolences on death of JH's daughter [Margaret] Louisa.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2675

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 May 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.366
Summary:

Cannot travel to London. Wishes she could return to her country and friends. Thankful for her health. Wants Herschels to visit Italy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2676

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 June 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.367
Summary:

Has begun to write about science again after a long absence. Intended to revise small part of her On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences, but it became quite long. Wants JH's advice on it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2677

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 July 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.368
Summary:

Introduces Signore Capellini, professor of geology at Bologna, to JH in letter. Asks JH to assist him in any way possible.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2679

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 August 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.371
Summary:

Thanks JH for criticism of manuscript. Sends revised introductory paragraph. Thanks him for kindness to Signore Capellini. Scientific interest in Italy grows as politics settle.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2681

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 September 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.373
Summary:

Thanks him for papers he sent. Has finished her last work. Disappointed that science is often devoted to war and weaponry.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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