From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[24 Mar 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 57
Summary:
C. G. Ehrenberg wants specimen grasses from Ascension Island.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
George Bishop
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 March 1846]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0105; Reel 1087
Summary:
Received JH's check for £300 for Harris family. Measurements of Gamma Virginis made by W. R. Dawes under GB's direction. Will send future observations to JH.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Christian F. Schönbein
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 March 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.358
Summary:
Discovered an agent that renders his paper tough and waterproof. Sends sample for JH's inspection. Treated paper is highly explosive and can discharge a gun.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project