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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[13 April 1855]
Source of text:
RGO 6.336.41
Summary:

A letter of information, together with a list of all material, sent with the material, to GA [see JH's 1855-4-13].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[23 May 1855]
Source of text:
RGO 6.336.45
Summary:

A letter to accompany Frederick McCoy's 1855-3-9, indicating that it seems appropriate to pay the bills. One of the professors just appointed has died in Australia.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[29 August 1833]
Source of text:
RGO 6.157.167
Summary:

Further about the telescope to be donated by Hugh Percy [see JH's 1833-8-15], along with a promise that JH will write to R. A. Cauchoix about the telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[18 August 1856]
Source of text:
RGO 6.376.366
Summary:

A note to accompany the forwarding of a communication to GA.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[8 July 1855]
Source of text:
RGO 6.336.52
Summary:

Has had a letter from Melbourne University, with instructions to transfer all the money to Melbourne's agent in London [see GA's 1855-5-30]; JH is slowly recovering.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[27 September 1855]
Source of text:
RGO 6.336.55
Summary:

Further instructions from Melbourne about the transfer of funds [see JH's 1855-7-8]; will be happy to get rid of this problem.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[7 February 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.59.186
Summary:

Thank you note upon receipt of the book of observations [see GA's 1853-2-1].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 June 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.57.151
Summary:

A number of copies of the Cape Results were sent out, including one to Charles Ludwig Littrow [see GA's 1849-6-22]; JH will now try to trace the books whereabouts.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[8 December 1860]
Source of text:
RGO 6.475.235
Summary:

Has tried a number of different fractional projections, some more interesting than others [see GA's 1860-12-7].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[23 December 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.2.135
Summary:

Has been requested to prepare a manual of scientific instructions for the use of ship's officers, and is asking GA to prepare a section on astronomy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[10 January 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.2.153
Summary:

Has received GA's manuscript instructions for ship's officers [see GA's 1848-1-9]; there is no hurry on the remaining pages.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[22 January 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.2.154
Summary:

Comments on all of GA's instructions for ship's officers [see JH's 1848-1-10], mostly suggesting some additions about meteor showers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[2 February 1848]
Source of text:
RGO 6.2.156
Summary:

Agrees that some of JH's suggestions about meteor showers were probably unnecessary [see GA's 1848-1-29].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1848-7-15 or later
Source of text:
RGO 6.2.160
Summary:

Agrees that no requests for additional observations should be made of Thomas Maclear; Admiralty Manual is about to be printed [see GA's 1848-7-15].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1841-7-27 or earlier
Source of text:
RGO 6.203.301
Summary:

GA and JH are on a committee (with Thomas Henderson) of the B.A.A.S. to supervise the reduction of N. L. Lacaille's star observations; JH encloses a draft report.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[7 November 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.203.315
Summary:

Unwilling to come to a meeting as JH anticipates the return of some of his children from the continent; seems considerable confusion as to who is to do what about star catalogues [see GA's 1841-7-27].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[13 October 1844]
Source of text:
RGO 6.203.329
Summary:

Has been put (with GA and W. S. Stratford) on a B.A.A.S. committee to publish the J. J. L. Lalande and the N. L. Lacaille star catalogues [see GA's 1842-11-7]; sends draft request for a grant.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[18 November 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.203.344
Summary:

Proposes a plan for the distribution of printed copies of the star catalogues [see GA's 1845-7-25].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[8 May 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.203.349
Summary:

Believes he has worked out the German notation of star positions [see GA's 1847-2-1].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[10 May 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.203.352
Summary:

Uses GA's comments [see GA's 1847-5-10] finally to achieve clarification of Thomas Henderson's calculations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project