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Herschel12950

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[18 June 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0362; Reel 1054
Summary:

Wollaston Fund should be reserved for furtherance of private individual research, not for vast public projects. Prefers to ask assistance from secretary for Colonies.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14370

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 June 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0520.2; Reel 1093
Summary:

Add to [ES's] enclosed letter, which ES will explain more fully at committee meeting next week.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14371

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 June 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0520.3; Reel 1093
Summary:

Colonial governor at Ceylon will grant £150 annually for operation of magnetic observatory at Colombo, directed by Royal Artillery officers already there, if [R.S.L.] will supply instruments. Proposes seeking money for instruments from Wollaston Fund.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14372

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 June 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0520.4; Reel 1093
Summary:

Appropriate use of Wollaston Fund for supporting research. Possible sources of instruments for new magnetic and meteorological observatory at St. John's, Newfoundland.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1527

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Thomson
Date:
[13 June 1844]
Source of text:
APS B.H435p.12
Summary:

Sends TT some specimens of the plant tritonia uvaria.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3022

From:
Wilhelm Struve
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.132
Summary:

Notifies JH of his and [P. A. ] Hansen's arrival in Greenwich from Gotha. Plans on visiting JH the following day via Staplehurst.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3023

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Wilhelm Struve
Date:
[18 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.133 (C: RS:HS 22.200)
Summary:

Mortified at Punch cartoon libeling WS's sovereign. Enjoyed WS's visit and invites Otto Struve again. Request WS to give [G. B.] Airy his 'full impressions' of Munich glass as opposed to British glass. Supports British glass for Cape's colonial instruments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3024

From:
Wilhelm Struve
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.134
Summary:

Introduces [Wilhelm] Döllen, who wishes to meet JH. WS recommends Munich glass for the Cape telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3250

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Spencer J. A. Compton
Date:
[21 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS MC.4.34
Summary:

Encloses letter from Edward Sabine suggesting establishment of magnetic and meteorological observatory in colony of Ceylon.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3362

From:
Chairman of R.S.L. Committee of Physics (including Meteorology)
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS MC.4.32
Summary:

Encloses letter from Edward Sabine and supports proposal contained therein for excursion southward from Cape of Good Hope to complete magnetic data.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3851

From:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 June 1844]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Remarks that the citizens of Hanover 'are all out of their senses' over the newly completed railway. Has been confined to the upstairs of her home since 3 February.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4748

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[18 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.137 & 22.199
Summary:

Regarding object glasses for telescopes. Relative merits of Munich and French object glasses.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4749

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.138
Summary:

Further observations on object glasses.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6920

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.206
Summary:

Hopes the Friendly Society goes on well.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8158

From:
H. T. Winther
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.426
Summary:

Has developed a new process for making photographs that are better than the Daguerreotype. HW would like to sell the process [patent?] to someone in England.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0304

From:
William Wright
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
June 7th 1844
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/5/1820-1821, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
Text Online

Tyndall0305

From:
William Ginty
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Sunday
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/11/3832, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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FVM-44-06-17

From:
Iwanne Müller
To:
Ferdinand von Mueller
Date:
17 June 1844
Source of text:
RB MSS M106.6, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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