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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
[20 January 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.360 (C: RS:HS 23.217)
Summary:

Feeling better, but writing still painful. Writing articles on meteorology and geology for Encyclopaedia Britannica. May use information from her Physical Geography.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
[28 February 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.361 (C: RS:HS 23.224)
Summary:

Lists facts from various astronomical catalogues, such as the number of fixed, double, and binary stars. Discusses parallax. Thanks her for second edition of Physical Geography.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 March 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.362
Summary:

Enjoyed visit of Louisa [Herschel Marshall]. Wants copies of JH's new articles. Is witnessing a solar eclipse, in which half the disc was covered, as she writes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
[10 April 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.183
Summary:

Poem, entitled 'Intelligence,' celebrating creation of mankind.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project