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Herschel10623

From:
Luke Howard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 March 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.4
Summary:

Encloses some more calculations of height by means of the barometric mean temperature. Comments on these. Staying at Ackworth until April.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11021

From:
Richard Jones
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 March 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.363
Summary:

Sends two lithographs. Has seen the Archbishop and expects to launch his scheme with the approval of the leading politicians.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11109

From:
Christopher Johnson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 March 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.446
Summary:

Has just seen JH's communication in the P.M. regarding an improvement to a lamp. Points out that the late Charles Seward obtained a patent for this improvement some thirty years ago.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11181

From:
Edward Kater
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
17 March [1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.71
Summary:

Sending a paper, compiled from his late father's notes, for an escapement for an astronomical clock. Would be pleased if JH would communicate it to the R.S.L.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11182

From:
Edward Kater
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
28 March [1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.72
Summary:

Obliged for his kind note and also for forwarding the paper to the R.S.L. Would like to belong to the R.S.L. and would be pleased if JH would sign a certificate for him.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11452

From:
John William Lubbock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 March 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.365
Summary:

Has received letter and report. Will he consider by Thursday whether to refer the report back to the Committee. Does not think the balloons should be too large. Regarding the sun's effect on climate. Presumes Council cannot alter report.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11453

From:
John William Lubbock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 March 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.366
Summary:

Regrets that JH in his address to the R.A.S. should have omitted to mention the names of P. G. le D. Pontecoulant and JL in connection with the calculation of the lunar and planetary perturbations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11454

From:
John William Lubbock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 March 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.367
Summary:

Thanks for his letter. Will communicate to P. G. le D. Pontecoulant what JH has to say about him. It was certainly unwelcome that JH should omit JL's name when referring to the lunar theory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11455

From:
John William Lubbock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 March 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.368
Summary:

Sent an extract of JH's letter to P. G. le D. Pontecoulant. Now gives an extract from Pontecoulant's reply. Is sorry they are not to see JH at S. J. A. Compton's (2nd Marquis of Northampton) tonight.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11766

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 March 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.126
Summary:

Acknowledges letter requesting land for the Magnetic Observatory. Has a portion of land available in the S.E. corner of the grounds, but it will be necessary to obtain the permission of Rear Admiral George Elliot.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11767

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 March 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.127
Summary:

Erebus and Terror have arrived in Simon's Bay. Discussed Magnetic Observatory with J. C. Ross, Captain Croper, and F. E. Wilmot, and wrote government requesting funds. Obelisk has not yet reached the Cape. Small pox rages in Cape Town.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14106

From:
John Henry Lefroy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 March 1840]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0330; Reel 1087
Summary:

Progress in construction of observatory. Completion expected in May. Poor weather hampers actinometer observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2230

From:
T. S. Redman
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 March 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.474
Summary:

Describes the process of preparing photogenic paper, taking drawings, and fixing them.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2443

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
4 March [1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.297
Summary:

Sends enclosure to JH. [Humphrey] Lloyd also has a copy and Lloyd will send comments directly to JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2470

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
26 March [1840?]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.324
Summary:

Reports on instruments being sent to Hamburg and to Egyptian observatories. Encloses portion of [K.] Kriel's letter to [A. T.] Kupffer. Reports on [Charles] Riddell's securing a site for a meteorological observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3614

From:
James David Forbes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 March 1840]
Source of text:
St. Andrews LB III 71, 72 (C: RS:HS 7.295)
Summary:

Would like to know the degree of sensibility to heat of JH's paper. The paper of W. H. F. Talbot is useless for his purpose as only violet heat affects it. Did JH use a flint glass prism for his spectrum experiments? Has he ever used photography to show the impression of polarization and diffraction?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3670

From:
Richard Sheepshanks
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 March 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.13
Summary:

Needs the name of the print seller from whom JH's cousin bought the copy of the print of JH's portrait, so RS can learn how many copies are available. RS will then know whether to 'treat with [the printer] as an honest man or a rogue.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4292

From:
Andries Stockenström
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 March 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.23
Summary:

The Treasury awards AS a pension.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4402

From:
Henry Anthony Jeffreys
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1840 or later]-3-5
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (63)
Summary:

Asks JH's opinion on a candidate for a committee position.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6052

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 March 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.177
Summary:

Is the R.A.S. to send an address to the Queen? The diploma is ready for the King of Denmark.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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