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Herschel9565

From:
James David Forbes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 May 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.302
Summary:

Would like to see him for a few minutes to discuss a paper he is preparing for the R.S.L. on actinometer observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9566

From:
James David Forbes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 May 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.303
Summary:

No meeting of the R.S.L. on the 19th but could arrange to see him before dinner. Hopes to spend the summer amongst the glaciers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9567

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
[19 January 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.304 & 22.146
Summary:

Protesting about the refusal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh to publish Thomas Brisbane's magnetic observations; hopes it will be reconsidered. Thinks JF's theory on glaciers has good points, but comments on some of its shortcomings.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9568

From:
James David Forbes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 January 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.305
Summary:

Is grateful for his letter and photographs. Will send him his paper on glaciers, which he is pleased to see interests him. Thomas Brisbane must be in error about the refusal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh to print his magnetic observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9569

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
[22 June 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.320
Summary:

Asks for details of several actinometers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9570

From:
James David Forbes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 May 1849]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.310
Summary:

Regarding the possibility of a new edition of JH's Treatise Astr. originally published in Lardner's Cyclopaedia. Has found it very useful for his students.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9571

From:
James David Forbes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 November 1849]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.311
Summary:

B.A.A.S. and Royal Society of Edinburgh have been approached to apply to the government for finance to send an observer and reflector to the Cape Observatory. Does JH think this advisable, with his knowledge of conditions at the Cape?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9572

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
[26] November 1849
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.312 & 23.75
Summary:

Agrees that it would be desirable to make further observations at the Cape, but foresees difficulties, especially liaison with the Astronomer Royal at the Cape.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9573

From:
James David Forbes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 May 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.314
Summary:

Thanks for JH's article on meteorology from the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Has been investigating climatology lately. His own health has not been good. Sends some of his own reprints that may be of interest.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9574

From:
James David Forbes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 June 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.315
Summary:

Article on glaciers is from the Encyclopaedia Britannica and was restricted because of space. Mistakes by John Tyndall and others have arisen because his own Letters on Glaciers has been overlooked. William Whewell is to be married.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9575

From:
James David Forbes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 July 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.316
Summary:

Has he read John Tyndall's paper on the plasticity of ice and the theory of glaciers? Indebted to Michael Faraday for some excellent observations and the term 'Regulation.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9576

From:
James David Forbes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 March 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.317
Summary:

Has requested his publishers to send JH his recent volume on glaciers. Thanks for JH's Physical Geography.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9577

From:
James David Forbes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 November 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.318
Summary:

Is a candidate for the position of Principal at St. Andrews United College in succession to David Brewster, who has moved to Edinburgh. Would be pleased to receive a testimonial from JH. Has already received one from Brewster.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Tyndall0888

From:
James David Forbes
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
24 Feb 1854
Source of text:
MS JT/1/F/30; MS JT/1/TYP.12.3940, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1349

From:
James David Forbes
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
6 March 1857
Source of text:
MS JT/1/F/31; MS JT/1/TYP/1/3941, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1350

From:
John Tyndall
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
7th March 1857.
Source of text:
JDF Incoming letters 1857, no. 33, StA
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1446

From:
John Tyndall
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
21st. Oct. 1857.
Source of text:
JDF Incoming letters 1857, no. 85, StA
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1447

From:
James David Forbes
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
23 oct 1857
Source of text:
MS JT/1/F/32; MS JT/1/TYP/12/3942, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1588

From:
James David Forbes
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
12th Feb. 1859
Source of text:
JDF Incoming letters 1859, no.532, StA
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1594

From:
James David Forbes
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
17 (1859), pp. 197-201, Phil. Mag.
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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