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Herschel8188

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
David Brewster
Date:
[31 January 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 20.175 (C draft: 20.174)
Summary:

JH's theory of colors. Edward Troughton has DB's instrument one-third completed. When will DB want JH's encyclopedia article on 'Variation'?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8221

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
David Brewster
Date:
[7 August 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.27 (C: RS:HS 20.150 & B28.6a)
Summary:

Sends circular of F. W. Bessel's 'Declinations.' Sent paper on 25 July for Royal Society of Edinburgh, similar to DB's paper outlined in previous issue [of Edinburgh Journal of Science]. Argues for continuity of color spectrum versus 'per saltum' transitions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8801

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
David Brewster
Date:
[11 September 1851]
Source of text:
Science Museum Archives MS 1174
Summary:

Asks DB to write a paragraph explaining the novelty of the photographic process of '[Andrew?] Ross and [Thomas?] Thomson' as distinct from [Nicéphore] Niépce's albuminous process.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Tyndall1191

From:
David Brewster
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Feb. 13th. 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/1/156, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1620

From:
David Brewster
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
June 1 1859
Source of text:
MS JT/1/B/128; MS JT/1/TYP/1/159, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1621

From:
David Brewster
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/B/129; MS JT/1/TYP/1/160, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1766

From:
David Brewster
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Feby. 7th 1861
Source of text:
MS JT/1/B/130; MS JT/1/TYP/1/161, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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