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From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
John Herschel
Date:
3 March 1848
Source of text:
MM/16/134, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Frederick William Herschel, 1st baronet
Date:
4 Feb 1848
Source of text:
The Royal Society (HS6: 11)
Summary:

Undertakes to write geological part of Admiralty Instructions [A manual of scientific enquiry (1849), Collected papers 1: 227–50]. Has doubts as to his success.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Frederick William Herschel, 1st baronet
Date:
[21 Mar 1848]
Source of text:
The Royal Society (HS6: 14)
Summary:

Sends MS of his chapter on geology for Manual [Collected papers 1: 227–50]. Fears it may be too long. Does not much like it but can do no better. After hesitation, has recommended books. Defends his point that mere collection of rock specimens is "of hardly any use to Geology".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Frederick William Herschel, 1st baronet
Date:
7 May [1848]
Source of text:
The Royal Society (HS6: 15)
Summary:

Sends MS of "Geology" for Manual [Collected papers 1: 227–50]. First parcel lost. Asks JFWH to give advice on an unclear note, translated from Élie de Beaumont, on measuring incline of lava-flows.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Frederick William Herschel, 1st baronet
Date:
11 May [1848]
Source of text:
The Royal Society (HS6: 12)
Summary:

Describes colour changes from blue to red in valves of operculum of the cirripede genus Ibla.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Frederick William Herschel, 1st baronet
Date:
6 June [1848]
Source of text:
The Royal Society (HS6: 13)
Summary:

Sends two valves of Ibla.

In his chapter [for Manual, Collected papers 1: 227–50], he will strike out any part that JFWH wants struck out, but if much shortening is required it will need rewriting.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Charles Lyell
Date:
9 March 1848
Source of text:
MM/16/135, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
10 March 1848
Source of text:
MM/16/136, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
1848?
Source of text:
MSH 3 / 312, Dep. c. 370, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
John Herschel
To:
William Somerville
Date:
6 Mar 1848
Source of text:
HS 16.406, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
William Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
23 Mar 1848
Source of text:
HS 16.407, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
John Herschel
To:
William Somerville
Date:
26 Mar 1848
Source of text:
HS 16.408, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
William Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
10 Apr 1848
Source of text:
HS 16.409, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
John Herschel
Date:
15 Jul 1848
Source of text:
HS 1.202, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[6 May 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.160.32
Summary:

Does not believe that GA's proposal [see GA's 1848-5-4] will work.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Johann Galle
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 September 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.85
Summary:

Thanks for the diploma of the R.A.S. and for JH's Cape Results.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Marshall Hall
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 November 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.205
Summary:

Sending a second edition of his letter to the President-elect of the R.S.L. Ten years ago he wrote to JH on this subject. Thinks the R.S.L. has its duties as well as its rights.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William A. Baillie- Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 May 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.207
Summary:

The Manual appears to have lost time. Outlines the general form to be taken, but leaves the details to JH. Size might be related to Alexander von Humboldt's Kosmos volume. Returns to the Admiralty next week.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William A. Baillie- Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 May 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.208
Summary:

Acknowledges the receipt of his letter, together with the preface and list of contents for the Admiralty Manual. Comments on this. Will arrange for copies to be sent to those designated. Admiralty is grateful for JH's work on the manual.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William A. Baillie- Hamilton
Date:
1848-[6]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.209 & 23.29
Summary:

Thanks for the offer of 25 copies of the Admiralty Manual. Thinks contributors should receive 6 copies instead of the 2 copies originally intended. Some misunderstanding of his proposals regarding returns of information. Printer has made a blunder in the Manual and JH has given orders for new pages to be substituted.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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