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Herschel4842

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 June 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.231
Summary:

Has procured an actinometer and would like details of the scale.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6328

From:
Hannah M. Bouvier
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 June 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.90
Summary:

Sending him a copy of her Familiar Astronomy and inviting his comments on this work. His works are well known in America.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel672

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
[6 June 1856]
Source of text:
JHS 1.64
Summary:

Lectures AH on the 'examination paper of life' after AH had complained that he was disgusted by a college examination.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel674

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[2 June 1856]
Source of text:
JHS 1.66
Summary:

Complaining about the recent wet weather.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7047

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 June 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.283
Summary:

Would he answer some of his queries when he has leisure? Queries on the law of beats for unison sounds. Met JH's daughter on Monday, who gave a fair account of JH and his recent work.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7048

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 June 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.284
Summary:

Has long held the view that a pipe underneath the strings of a piano would increase the resonance. Had not conceived such an instrument as JH suggested. Why are 3rds and 6ths more agreeable to the ear than 4ths and 5ths?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7884

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 June 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.87
Summary:

Reflects on relations between differences of same power of zero. Reviews procedure developed for determining terms and law of coefficients. JH's critique expanded role for these, but HW disagrees with JH's latest comments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Tyndall1233

From:
Thomas Archer Hirst
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
June 1st 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/H/225, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1234

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS AD/03/D/04/03; 5:3154, RI; Faraday Correspondence
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1235

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
2nd June 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/623, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1236

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
7th June 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/624, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1237

From:
Geraldine Jewsbury
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
June seventh 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/J/27, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1238

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
9th June 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/625, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1239

From:
William Snow Harris
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Monday 9th. June 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/2/470, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1240

From:
Cesar Despretz
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/D/125, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1241

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
15th. June, 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/626, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1242

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
17th. June, 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/H/459-60, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1243

From:
Thomas Archer Hirst
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
June 18th 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/H/226, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1244

From:
Gustav Magnus
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
20 Juni 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/M/19, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1245

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
21st. June, 1856.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/628, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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