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Herschel14400

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 April 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0521.16; Reel 1093
Summary:

ES will write to M. F. Maury. Concurrence of both R.S.L. and B.A.A.S. is needed before congress is announced. Proofs of foreign responses to JH's circular will be ready next week.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14401

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 June 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0521.17; Reel 1093
Summary:

Suggests time and place for [committee] meeting. Good report from observatory in British Guiana. Problems in establishing observatories in colonies. Changes occurring at Toronto. Time is not right to propose turning observatories over to colonial governments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14443

From:
Richard Sheepshanks
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 April 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0530; Reel 1093
Summary:

George Bishop refuses permission for W. R. Dawes to edit Dawes's own observations. Portrait of Francis Baily should be nearly finished. Auction of Baily's books. Plans to start over 'de novo' and not use Baily's method for evaluating standards of measure. Convinced that standards must be connected with Ordnance survey of U.K. and T. F. Colby's units.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14456

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 December 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0544.1; Reel 1093
Summary:

Requests advance payment by B.A.A.S. to Mr. Harris, assistant secretary to Nautical Almanac.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14590

From:
Charles Richard Weld
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 May 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0561; Reel 1093
Summary:

Announces 15 May meeting of Physics Committee.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14728

From:
[Paul Sinnis?]
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 May 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0921.7; Reel 1083
Summary:

Announces change in meeting time of Council on 14 May.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14777

From:
Arthur-Auguste De La Rive
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 June 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-1012; Reel 1083
Summary:

Invites B.A.A.S. members to Geneva meeting of Helvetic Society of Natural Sciences.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel152

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 April 1845]
Source of text:
RGO 6.699.231
Summary:

Comments on JH's observing a 'falling star.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1581

From:
Georg Merz
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 November 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0357.1
Summary:

Provides more specific prices and information for the refractor that GM believes will meet the specified needs [see GM's 1843-9-20].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1676

From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 January 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.162
Summary:

On the usefulness of 'Bishmuth' candles, and some necessary additions to a future edition of AS's book.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1678

From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 April 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.164
Summary:

Responds to comments about Robert Hunt [see JH's 1845-4-2]; talks about making an artificial eye.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1679

From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 April 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.165
Summary:

Thanks for JH's certificate concerning AS's battery, now finding increasing support.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1760

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 April 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0631.1 (C: RGO 6.675.417)
Summary:

Comments on the various responses to the circulated questions about magnetic observations [see JH's 1844-12-5].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1761

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 May 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0631.2
Summary:

Describes testing William Simms's object glass and then gives details of the equatorial mounting GA used; offers to send carpenter to JH to construct mounting so JH can test object glass [diagram].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1762

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 September 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0631.3
Summary:

Is anxious to know whether JH has used William Simms's object glass, and seeks JH's opinion.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1763

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 October 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0631.4 (C: RGO 6.193.211)
Summary:

Provides JH with the latest Royal Observatory values for Gamma Virginis [see JH's 1845-9-30], and advises JH to change his method of measuring double stars.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1764

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 October 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0631.5 (C: RGO 6.675.523)
Summary:

Still trying to solve the problem of jogging Robert Peel's memory [see JH's 1845-10-8].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1765

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 October 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0631.6
Summary:

Thanks JH for his report on William Simms's object glass trials [see GA's 1845-9-29], together with some other astronomical matters, including reference to a letter from F. W. Bessel.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1766

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 October 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0631.7
Summary:

A note to accompany the return of a letter to JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1767

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 October 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0631.8 (C: RGO 6.675.537)
Summary:

Has received a satisfactory response from the Admiralty [see JH's 1845-9-30].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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