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Herschel13226

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[20 June 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.13; Reel 1053
Summary:

Voyage to Sicily. Scenes of Palermo. Visit with Giuseppe Piazzi and Niccolo Cacciatore at Palermo observatory. Names scientists JH plans to visit on Sicily.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13227

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[27 June 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.14; Reel 1053
Summary:

Six-day mule trip to see ruins of Girgente. Servant James Child is holding up well.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13228

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[1 July 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.15; Reel 1053
Summary:

Mount Etna marks furthest point of JH's journey. Travel is difficult. Both JH and servant James Child are in good health. Describes ruins of Girgente. Send future letters to Geneva or Paris. [Letter continued 3-4 July at Mount Etna:] Few lines from Casa Inglese, highest house in Europe, built by Carlo Gemmellaro for travelers. [Letter continued 5 July in Catania:] Ascent of Mount Etna.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13229

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[12 July 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.16; Reel 1053
Summary:

Departure delayed by week-long feast of St. Rosalie, patron of Sicily. No vessels moving. Reviews Sicilian scenery, weather, and culture. Compares Mount Etna and Vesuvius. Describes travel across center of island with companions Count Bessa Negrini of Mantua and C. G. B. Daubeny of Oxford. [Letter continued 14 July:] Oppressive heat in Palermo. [Letter continued 18 July:] Arrival in Naples.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13230

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[22 July 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.17; Reel 1053
Summary:

Lists all letters received from Slough and those sent by JH to recipients in England. News of acquaintances at home. C. G. B. Daubeny taken ill. Itinerary for return trip. Low opinion of southern Italians. English society in Naples. Describes cask of wine JH shipped to England. [P.S. 24 July:] Daubeny's illness is malaria. JH will stay with him. Grahames are not here.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13231

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[30 July 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.18; Reel 1053
Summary:

Describes last leg of Sicilian tour and festival of St. Rosalie, patron of Sicily, in Palermo. [Letter continued 31 July:] C. G. B. Daubeny is recovering but not strong. JH will travel on alone. Lists letters received from England. Dinner with Lord Belvedere. Shipped case of shells and minerals to Mr. Beckwith.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13232

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.19; Reel 1053
Summary:

Oppressive heat. Toured Rome and Florence in early morning hours only. Low regard for Romans and southerners. Glad to be in civilized Tuscany. Describes Florence. Sorry to hear of Renuel's death. Began letter in Catania to Caroline Herschel.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13233

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[22 August 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.20; Reel 1053
Summary:

Mail and news of acquintances at home. Met Jack Fuller, fellow of St. John's College. Visited astronomer Giovanni Inghirami. Describes Bologna. [Letter continued 23 Aug.:] Deciding route for trip home. Describes servant James Child. Journey from Bologna to Venice. Dismal condition of University of Padua. Describes Venice. [P.S. 24 Aug.:] Shipment to Mr. Beckwith from Rome includes engravings for J. H. Nelson.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13234

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[30 August 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.21; Reel 1053
Summary:

Leaving tomorrow on expedition into mountains to search for minerals. Journey from Venice to Verona. Visited Giovanni Santini in Padua.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13235

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[9 September 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.22; Reel 1053
Summary:

Eight-day mineral hunting expedition in mountains, with base at Campedello. High praise for Tyrolese. [Letter continued 10 Sept. in Botzen:] Arrived safely and found servant James Child rested and waiting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13236

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[15 September 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.23; Reel 1053
Summary:

Passage through Alps. Servant James Child's adventure being lost in mountains. Religious character of Tyrolese. Describes Innsbruck.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13237

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[20 September 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.24; Reel 1053
Summary:

Glad that MPH is vacationing with Mrs. Delevaux. Sorry about Charles Babbage's loss. Journey from Innsbruck. Meeting with Josef Fraunhofer. Georg von Reichenbach is dangerously ill. Met Captain Feilding and family. Itinerary for return journey via Hanover. Will visit caves of Bayreuth and J. W. A. Pfaff in Erlangen.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13238

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[28 September 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.25; Reel 1053
Summary:

Terrible German roads. Missed J. W. A. Pfaff in Erlangen, where university is on vacation. Describes caves of Muggendorff near Bayreuth. Visited Mr. Lindeman and J. F. Encke in Gotha. [Letter continued 30 Sept. in Göttingen:] Found letter from Caroline Herschel with enclosure from Charles Babbage. Hopes to visit K. L. Harding and J. F. Blumenbach in Göttingen.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13239

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[4 October 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.26; Reel 1053
Summary:

News of relatives and friends in Hanover. Caroline Herschel is working on catalog of nebulae. [Letter continued 7 Oct. in Minden:] News of German scientists. Suspects that JH and H. W. M. Olbers are distantly related.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13240

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[11 October 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.27; Reel 1053
Summary:

Will return earlier than planned. Comments of Mrs. Moorsom's misfortune and new children born to Baldwins and Babbages. [Letter continued in Rotterdam:] Journey from Cleves [Kleve] to Rotterdam. Report of new propulsion device for sailing vessels.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13506

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[1824 to 1848]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0743; Reel 1089
Summary:

Received [?]'s inquiry of 1 Feb. Lists all biographical notices pertaining to William Herschel. Comments in detail on biography and philosophy of WH in David Brewster's Edinburgh Review.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14841

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Giuseppe Piazzi
Date:
1824
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Defends William Herschel's views against charges of hostility to religion. Describes his father as 'a sincere believer in, and worshipper of, a benevolent, intelligent, and superintending Deity....","L

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1542

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Joseph Goodall]
Date:
[23 February 1824]
Source of text:
APS B.H435p.27
Summary:

Comments on some ideas of J. B. Lamarck, and about large fossil remains apparently found.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3616

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[4 November 1824]
Source of text:
RS Sa.643
Summary:

Encloses differences determined through indications of portable barometer, standard, thermometer, and various other instruments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4051

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[4 December 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0569.4; Reel 1058
Summary:

JH will have little time for astronomy due to election as Secretary to the R.S.L.; the appointment also has forced JH to move from Slough to London.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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