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Herschel6568

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Crookes
Date:
[30 August 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.311 (C: RS:HS 23.270)
Summary:

Sends spectra obtained by Ioduret of potassium. Gives details of his latest photographic experiments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6569

From:
William Crookes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 August 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.312
Summary:

Regrets that the article was received too late to appear in the current number. Will send a proof in a day or so. Would like to print some illustrations for JH's articles.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6623

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[28 August 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.273
Summary:

Thanks for some verses; comments on the current state of Indian religious society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6832

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Warren de La Rue
Date:
[27 August 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.272
Summary:

Requests information about specula for telescopes, especially silvered glass ones.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7113

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Augustus De Morgan
Date:
[18 August 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.269
Summary:

Congratulates AD on a successful move to a new house.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8001

From:
George Wilson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 August 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.268
Summary:

Received JH's 'Remarks on Colour-Blindness' [1859]. Describes lack of success in urging Army, Navy surgeons to continue GW's investigations. Comments on statistical distribution of color-blindness, hereditary factors, and safety implications for military and railroads. Reports specific cases among contemporaries. Asks JH's advice on seeking assistance from B.A.A.S.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8612

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Norton Shaw
Date:
[29 August 1859]
Source of text:
Royal Geographical Society
Summary:

Returns proof for JH's ['On a New Projection of the Sphere']. Requests 25 copies when printed.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel865

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[27 August 1859]
Source of text:
JHS 4.18
Summary:

Writes about the activities of several family members, and then comments on the location of a railway extension, which will come closer to Collingwood.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel866

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[1859-8-27 or later]
Source of text:
JHS 4.17
Summary:

Talks about the beauty of the flowers at Collingwood, and then comments on his Essays Q.E.R.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8925

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Photographic News
Date:
[20 August 1859]
Source of text:
Photographic News, 3 (Sept. 9, 1859), 2-3
Summary:

Recounts experiments JH conducted on the action of the solar spectrum on various silver salts. Explains how JH produced his solar spectrum.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9886

From:
John Gorham
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 August 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.220
Summary:

Has been working on the rotation of colored discs. Would be pleased to show him some of the novel effects. Is surgeon to the local Grammar School.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9887

From:
John Gorham
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 August 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.221
Summary:

Proposes to be at Collingwood on Tuesday next. Intends coming early so as to be able to carry out his experiments by daylight.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9888

From:
John Gorham
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 August 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.222
Summary:

Hopes to be at Collingwood on Saturday at 2 o'clock.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

JHC1340

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
George Bentham
Date:
8 August 1859
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.125-126, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1343

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
George Bentham
Date:
21 August 1859
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.133, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1430

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Miles Joseph Berkeley
Date:
6 August 1859
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.228, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1431

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Miles Joseph Berkeley
Date:
10 August 1859
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.229, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

Tyndall1632

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
7th. Aug. | 1859
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/652; MS JT/1/HTYP/518, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1633

From:
Arthur-Auguste de la Rive
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
le 18 Aout, 1859
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/1/360, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1634

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Arthur-Auguste de la Rive
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/1/361, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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