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Herschel566

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[9 February 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.273
Summary:

Is now too ill to come to the meeting of the Standards Committee; replies to GA's queries about how to clean up the pound [see GA's 1864-2-8].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel567

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[15 March 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.278
Summary:

Is unable to attend another meeting of the Standards Committee, due to severe illness; describes the best way to pack the standards away, and talks about the strange behavior of gallic acid.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel568

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[28 April 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.280
Summary:

Will miss yet another meeting of the Standards Committee due to illness [bronchitis]; W. H. Miller has brought JH up to date on the activity of the committee, and JH agrees with what is being done.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel569

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[27 September 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.288
Summary:

Is very upset that JH's name has been attached to a group that wishes to import the 'French metrical system' into Britain; JH urges petitions or whatever is needed to retain the British system.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel570

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[20 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.240
Summary:

Inquires of GA as to the current status of parliamentary moves to introduce the metric system into Britain [see GA's 1864-9-28].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel571

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.243
Summary:

Has heard that the Indian government may adopt the metric system; wants to gather, and send to India, information against metrication; JH still wants to bring the earth's axis length into the measuring system.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel572

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[29 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.247
Summary:

Avails himself of GA's offer of assistance to obtain information [see GA's 1866-4-27].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel573

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[11 September 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.250
Summary:

Has been asked to serve on a new Commission on Weights and Measures; indications are that the metric system is being recommended to the Indian government.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel574

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[26 September 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.254
Summary:

Comments on the work of the Commission on Weights and Measures as outlined by GA [see GA's 1866-9-13].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel575

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[12 September 1867]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.534
Summary:

It appears that the Indian government has now approved the introduction of the metric system; JH is very upset.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel577

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[3 November 1867]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.536
Summary:

Writes to inquire as to the exact definition of the gallon and the pound, and the circumstances under which the appropriate measures would be made.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel578

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 November 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.540
Summary:

Compares earlier and more recent pound determinations and finds interesting results; wants GA's opinion on the accuracy of his work, as JH wishes to send it to the India committee.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel579

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[2 December 1867]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.543 (C: TxU:H/L-0026)
Summary:

Is still trying to bring the various definitions of the pound into agreement [see GA's 1867-11-30]; the question of weighing in air or vacuum remains as a problem.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel580

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[3 December 1867]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.546 (C: TxU:H/L-0027)
Summary:

Having helped to create confusion surrounding the pound weight [see GA's 1867-12-3], JH now understands it simply and clearly; JH wonders if he is 'growing elderly.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel581

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[23 October 1869]
Source of text:
RGO 6.361.631
Summary:

Continues to rail against the imposition of the metric system in India; argues against any change in the British sovereign coin.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel585

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[2 June 1863]
Source of text:
RGO 6.709.131
Summary:

A letter of introduction asking GA to admit Major Robertson and his sisters to the observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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