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Herschel11577

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Kater
Date:
[17 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.19
Summary:

JH very upset at the government abolishing the Board of Longitude; has many questions as to what will happen now.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12556

From:
Giovanni Antonio Plana
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.426
Summary:

Is sending the letter with the British ambassador [Augustus Foster] to the Court of Turin; Foster is much interested in science and in meeting JH. GP will be sending additional work that GP has done, and indicates further plans.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1277

From:
Joseph Clement
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.47
Summary:

Wants to meet with JH, and needs more money to continue work on Charles Babbage's calculating machine.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1278

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Joseph Clement
Date:
[24 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.48
Summary:

Is concerned about the rapid rate of expenditure of the money on Charles Babbage's calculating machine. Recommends a reasonable rate of expenditure until Babbage returns home, which should be in about four months.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1479

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
[11 July 1828]
Source of text:
APS B.Sm98.4 (C: RS:HS 21.16)
Summary:

Suggests that phenomenon in observing Jupiter satellite was an optical illusion. Asks WS to observe spots on Mars to confirm observations of William Pearson. Asks WS to contribute to W. S. Stratford memorial.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1519

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Dionysius Lardner
Date:
[25 July 1828]
Source of text:
APS B.H435p.3 (C: RS:HS 11.107 & 21.23)
Summary:

Has been contemplating a larger work on Light, but thinks he may be able to write a shorter, more popular work for the Cabinet Cyclopaedia. Wonders who the other contributors will be.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2160

From:
Alexander Rogers
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.405
Summary:

Asks JH to report how James South's telescope performs. There was a defect in the settings of the telescope. Hopes JH's method of eliminating chromatic aberration improves the microscope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2868

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Wilhelm Struve
Date:
[6 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.13
Summary:

Sends WS JH's 'Light' published in the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana. Mentions recalibration of his magnitude measurements of small stars near other small ones. Comments on results in WS's paper concerning Saturn's ring. Confirms sighting of 'well defined, equable, planetary disk.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3005

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Wilhelm Struve
Date:
[6 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.115b
Summary:

Lists contents of a letter sent on 1828-7-6. JH's Light and third catalogue of double stars sent. Details of nebulae included.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3513

From:
J. K. Eduard Schmidt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.176
Summary:

Requests permission to translate JH's work on light into German.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4284

From:
William Henry Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.239
Summary:

Agrees to contribute to W. S. Stratford memorial presentation. Agrees with JH that Jupiter satellite observation was an optical illusion; sends sketches of more Jupiter observations. Sends data obtained with new instruments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4337

From:
William Henry Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.238
Summary:

Microscopes installed successfully. Describes observation of second satellite of Jupiter transiting the disk of the planet and how it seemed to linger at the planet's edge.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4513

From:
Giovanni Santini
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.344
Summary:

Hopes to meet with Charles Babbage in Vienna. Inquires if JH received a set of books from University of Padua for the Astronomical Society. Praises JH's double star work; uses it for own observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5282

From:
Elizabeth [Betty] Plumleigh Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.227
Summary:

Giving news of the intentions of her son (Charles Babbage) and his experiences on his travels.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5959

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Baily
Date:
[11 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.82 & 21.14
Summary:

Further regarding Richard Taylor the printer. Reports on observations of Mars by William Pearson. JH's new micrometer is aiding his observations of double stars.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5960

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.83
Summary:

Regarding the printing for the Astronomical Society. Errors in FB's astronomical tables.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5961

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.84
Summary:

Thanks for the two communications. J. F. Encke's work on the Ephemeris. Francis Beaufort's remarks concerning Richard Taylor the printer. Hoping for fine weather for observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6187

From:
Francis Beaufort
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.312
Summary:

Regarding Richard Taylor the printer and the printing of the papers of the R.A.S.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6617

From:
Henry Coddington
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.354
Summary:

Mr. Knowles has left college and taken the plates of quartz that illustrated the experiment so well. Sends further explanations of the experiment he previously mentioned to JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7825

From:
Nathaniel Wallich
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.28
Summary:

Encloses letter from Edward Ryan. NW departed Bengal on 10 Mar. and brought home [8,000+ plant specimens] for H.E.I.C.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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