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Herschel2977

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adolphe Quetelet
Date:
[22 August 1865]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #41 (C: #42)
Summary:

Has consulted with publisher of JH's 1850 review of AQ's book. Is flattered and sees no reason why AQ's enlarged work cannot prefix or append a French translation of JH's review. Publisher requests written acknowledgement. Asks AQ to attach a note, correcting his archery example.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3096

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1865]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.261
Summary:

Sends JH other copies of works not received. Also work on international statistics. Has found out that JH has written an article on probability. Would like to use it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3272

From:
James Syme
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 August 1865]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.252
Summary:

Having read JH's article on light, sends observations on peculiar effects of light, particularly 'terrestrial refraction,' on rifle-shooting targets.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4298

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1865]
Source of text:
Cape Archives/Maclear Papers File 100
Summary:

Will attend hearing of J. S. Parlby inheritance case.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6480

From:
F. Charsley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 August 1865]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.248
Summary:

Send anyone interested in the telescope over at any time. Mr. Deverill is the best man to paint it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8570

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[James Nasmyth]
Date:
1865-8-11.
Source of text:
BostonPubLib Ms.196(1)
Summary:

Declines offer of models of the moon's structure. Does not plan to present a lunar paper to the R.A.S.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9799

From:
James Glaisher
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 August 1865]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.134
Summary:

Do not send the whole parcel; one form for each month is all he requires. Has not received the report of the Luminous Committee yet. Has sent Harrow's bill to JH's son.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

JHC1356

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
George Bentham
Date:
9 August 1865?
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.148, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1463

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Miles Joseph Berkeley
Date:
-8-1865
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.264, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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FVM-65-08-16

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
James Aitkin
Date:
16 August 1865
Source of text:
Letters received, box 10, Borough Council records, Warrnambool, Victoria.For summaries of the above letter see: Warrnambool examiner, 12 September 1865, p. 2, and Borough Council minute book 6, p. 207
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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FVM-65-08-20

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
William Hooker
Date:
20 August 1865
Source of text:
RBG Kew, Directors' letters, vol. LXXV, Australian and Pacific letters 1859-65, letter no. 194
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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FVM-65-08-21

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
George Bentham
Date:
21 August 1865
Source of text:
RBG Kew, Kew correspondence, Australia, Mueller, 1858-70, ff. 172-3
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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FVM-65-08-22

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
William Brewer
Date:
22 August 1865
Source of text:
MS 100, William Henry Brewer Papers, Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, New Haven, Connecticut
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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FVM-65-08-23a

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
August Petermann
Date:
23 August 1865
Source of text:
Briefsammlung, Archiv, Justus Perthes' Verlag, Gotha
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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FVM-65-08-25

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
Julius Haast
Date:
25 August 1865
Source of text:
MS papers 37, folder 207, no. 556, Haast family papers, Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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FVM-65-08-25a

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
William Hooker
Date:
25 August 1865
Source of text:
RBG, Directors' letters, vol. LXXV, Australian and Pacific letters 1859-65, letter no. 195
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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WCP4011

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Alfred Newton
Date:
10 August 1865
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library: Add. 9839/1W/75
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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WCP5608

From:
Richard Spruce
To:
Daniel Hanbury
Date:
29 August 1865
Source of text:
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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