Search: 1860-1869::1867::10::30 in date 
letter in document-type 
Sorted by:

Showing 1–4 of 4 items

DCP-LETT-5658

From:
Julius Victor Carus
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
30 Oct 1867
Source of text:
DAR 161: 64
Summary:

Asks CD for exact title of Variation for German advertisement.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel2979

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adolphe Quetelet
Date:
[30 October 1867]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #45 (C: #46)
Summary:

Ashamed not to have written sooner. Has received AQ's meteorology of Belgium. Wishes success with his work on social physics. Enjoyed AQ's Histoire des sciences mathématique et physique chez les belges. Disgusted that the French insist Isaac Newton stole his ideas on the system of gravitation from Blaise Pascal. Hopes to send AQ his 'synopsis of all micrometrical measures' made by William Herschel on double stars. Sends Latin version of Friedrich Schiller's 'Spaziergang.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3178

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 October 1867]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.401 (C: RI 541)
Summary:

Asks whether Michael Faraday's work with glass resulted in improved manufacturing or if rather its main scientific value was in discovery of diamagnetism.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4017

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Robert Hunt
Date:
[30 October 1867]
Source of text:
George Eastman House, 17.17 (C: RS:HS 24.208)
Summary:

In response to RH's 1867-10-28, JH sends a list of his writings on astronomy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Author
Addressee
Correspondent
Date
Document type
Repository
Contributor
Transcription available