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Herschel5348

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[10 January 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.295
Summary:

Regarding communications from Paddington. Gives verses written in honor of the 40-foot telescope. Has some strange results in photographic work.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5350

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[29 September 1841]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.297
Summary:

Regarding a missing picture of his father.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5351

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 November 1841]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.298
Summary:

Regarding the missing picture [RS:HS.2.297].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5352

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[20 November 1841]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.299
Summary:

Please send on the picture. Hopes he had a good time in Italy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5354

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 February 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.301
Summary:

Regarding his brother-in-law's sale of property. Sorry he was unable to meet him at Dover recently. Mother in good health.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5355

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[14 February 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.302
Summary:

Regarding the deeds for CB's brother-in-law. Is sorry that CB could not see the blasting of the cliffs at Dover.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5356

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 November 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.303
Summary:

Is sending him some new additions for the memoir by L. F. Menabrea. Mother keeps well.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5357

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[1 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.304
Summary:

Has had visitors which accounts for the delay in answering letter. Thanks for memoir additions. Is sending paper dealing with use of CB's work. Somervilles are still in Rome. Is glad to hear good news of his mother.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5358

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.305
Summary:

Sending him papers on his machine. Would like to see him when in town to discuss various matters. His youngest son has arrived in Calcutta.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5359

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[20 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.306
Summary:

Requests advice on the setting up of a sick benefit society. Remarks on some of CB's queries.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5360

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.307
Summary:

Referring him to someone who can advise him on the setting up of a sick benefit society. Regarding CB's automan.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5362

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[14 September 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.309
Summary:

Regarding the health of his aunt and other family matters.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5363

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[4 April 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.310
Summary:

Regarding the deed for CB's brother-in-law. Is reading G. W. Leibniz's metaphysical works.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5364

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 December 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.311
Summary:

Has just seen Lady Herschel and heard the news of his health. Urges him to come to town for treatment.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5365

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[20 December 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.312
Summary:

Health has improved. Regarding an experiment carried out at the Royal Institution.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5366

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[7 February 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.313
Summary:

Is thinking of publishing a new edition of Examples in the calculus of finite differences. Would like his views on this.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5367

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[9 May 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.314
Summary:

Asks CB's advice on how correctly to avoid attending a Queen's ball JH has been commanded to attend.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5368

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[8 June 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.315
Summary:

Regarding the physical features of the moon.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5369

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 June 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.316
Summary:

How to evade attending the Queen's ball. Thanks for information on the moon.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5370

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 August 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.317
Summary:

Remarks on JH's Southern astronomy volume [Cape Results].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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