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Herschel4286

From:
John Fremlin Streatfield
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 February 1860]
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (107)
Summary:

Sends his personal scientific journal to JH. Charles Babbage has already given JS much help.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4321

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
[3 February 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.311 (C: RS:HS 23.295)
Summary:

Claims if he had known certain informations concerning discovery of Neptune, he would have ranked J. C. Adams's claim equal with U. J. J. Leverrier's.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4356

From:
William Henry Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 February 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.312
Summary:

Asks JH's opinion of placement of some of William Herschel's documents. Agrees with JH on Neptune case, although he claims to have difficulty formulating an argument.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5028

From:
Neil Arnott
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 February 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.409
Summary:

Is sending pamphlet which he hopes will persuade Aberdeen University authorities to retain the chair of Natural Philosophy. Would like JH's comments on this.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6310

From:
B. Birkenthal
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 February 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.71
Summary:

Is asking JH for assistance.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6311

From:
B. Birkenthal
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 February 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.72
Summary:

A follow-up letter [see BB's 1860-2-14] asking for an immediate response to BB's request for money.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6444

From:
Richard Christopher Carrington
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 February 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.212
Summary:

Regarding the sun's equation. Sun spots.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6548

From:
Edward Joshua Cooper
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 February 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.294
Summary:

Regarding modifications to the water eye piece of his telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6549

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Joshua Cooper
Date:
[8 February 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.296
Summary:

On the usefulness of Stephen's Writing Fluid to stop the sun's excess of light at large apertures in the telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6570

From:
William Crookes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 February 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.313
Summary:

Would like a letter from JH supporting him against the charge of incompetency in his editing of the Photographic News.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6571

From:
William Crookes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 February 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.314
Summary:

Is grateful for the help JH's letter gave him in his legal dispute with the Photographic News.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8178

From:
George Paxton Young
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 February 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.445
Summary:

Sends published paper containing GY's proof that roots of algebraic equations above fourth degree cannot be represented by finite functions, and showing how roots of fifth degree equations may be found. GY's method may be extended to all higher degrees.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Tyndall1679

From:
Edward Frankland
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Feb. 5/60
Source of text:
MS JT/1/F/48; MS JT/1/TYP/12/3959, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1680

From:
Charles Frederic Martins
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
le 15 fevrier 1860
Source of text:
MS JT/1/M/50, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1681

From:
Edward Sabbine
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
p. 378, Glaciers of the Alps
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1682

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Heinrich Debus
Date:
23rd Feb. | 1860
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/259; MS JT/1/TYP/TYP/2366/2, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1683

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
Add MS 37197, ff. 504b, BL
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1684

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Juliet Pollock
Date:
Saturday
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/1214; MS JT/1/TYP/6/1975, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1685

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Heinrich Debus
Date:
Monday
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/330, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1686

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Juliet Pollock
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/6/2015; MS JT/1/T/1219, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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