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Herschel4960

From:
Thomas Andrews
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.346
Summary:

Replying to JH's letter of 24 Jan. 1871. Thanking him for his suggestions. Has not seen JH's Cape Observations. Has seen report of R. W. Bunsen's experiments. Comments on these experiments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4962

From:
Thomas Andrews
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.348
Summary:

Has notified J. C. Poggendorf of JH's notes on calorimeters. Discussion of Michael Faraday's indebtedness to JH's Prelim. Discourse.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4963

From:
Thomas Andrews
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.349
Summary:

Has received a letter from J. C. Poggendorf. Further reports on his experiments with gas.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4965

From:
Thomas Andrews
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 April 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.350
Summary:

Encloses notice which J. C. Poggendorf has published regarding JH. Details of further modifications in his experimental apparatus.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5000

From:
Cleveland Abbe
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 October 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.378
Summary:

Regarding the publication of the Cincinnati catalogue of double stars. Is sending the Annual Report of the Cincinnati Observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5001

From:
Cleveland Abbe
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 November 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.379
Summary:

Acknowledging receipt of JH's Slough catalogues. Further news regarding the publication of Professor O. M. Mitchel[l]'s Observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5002

From:
W[illiam] Ackland
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 April 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.380
Summary:

Has been unable to locate [W. L.] Newman's tables (astronomical) at the R.A.S. Would he please send further details.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5004

From:
W[illiam] Ackland
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 April 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.382
Summary:

He has seen C. J. G. Pastorff's drawings at the R.A.S. Still no trace of Mr. Newman's tables.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5036

From:
William H. Attree
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 November 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.417
Summary:

Question regarding auroral streams. [Part of this letter is missing; digest was obtained by consulting JH's reply of 1870-11-3]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5038

From:
William H. Attree
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 November 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.418
Summary:

Thanking him for his reply to his query of 1870-11-1.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5044

From:
F. Austen
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 August 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.423
Summary:

Sends extract from Eduard Fournier's Le Vieux-Neuf.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5832

From:
Alfred Brothers
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.301
Summary:

Encloses photographs taken of the last eclipse. Draws his attention to certain aspects of the eclipse.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5834

From:
Alfred Brothers
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.302
Summary:

Explaining why the moon's disc is circular.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5850

From:
Robert Brown
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 September 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.319
Summary:

Confined by accident but is grateful for his paper on musical scales and offers his comments on it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5851

From:
Robert Brown
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 November 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.320
Summary:

Further comments on JH's paper on the musical scales.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6255

From:
Joseph Gurney Barclay
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 June 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.16
Summary:

Would he accept a volume of observations carried out at the Leyton Observatory?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6256

From:
Joseph Gurney Barclay
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 July 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.17
Summary:

Is grateful for his observations on the Leyton work. Will go through them and let him know the answers later.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6277

From:
Emily Alston Beke
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 August 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.38
Summary:

Relating the dire condition of Dr. C. T. Beke and requesting financial assistance from JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6292

From:
William Benson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 March 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.53
Summary:

Sends a copy of his book on the science of color. Their theories regarding color seem to becoming more popular.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6335

From:
Thomas Brassey
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.97
Summary:

Is grateful for his comments on the pamphlet on Trade Unions. Hopes to produce some more on similar subjects.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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