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Herschel3122

From:
William Henry Sykes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 October 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.151
Summary:

Describes travels abroad and their educational value, news on balloon ascents, barometer corrections, Henri Regnault's hygrometer, invention of electric weaver and other new applications of electricity throughout Europe.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3123

From:
Thomas Bell
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 January 1853]
Source of text:
RS MM.16.133
Summary:

Is having letters regarding 'Southern Telescope' sent to JH. Requests JH's remarks, to be read at committee meeting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3305

From:
John Allen Slater
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 April 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.214
Summary:

Asks about precise link between rotation and revolution of satellites, and its relation to belief in existence of God.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel368

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 February 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.81.5
Summary:

Believes that the observations that concern JH [see JH's 1853-2-7] with respect to the moon's orbit do not argue for Venusian effects, but GA finds [G.] Seyffarth's writings disturbing, too.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3869

From:
Charles Piazzi Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 May 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.232
Summary:

Will send JH meridian observations that will be published; asks for his advice on them. Applies to government for an equatorial telescope. Discusses Teneriffe site.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3870

From:
Charles Piazzi Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 March 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.233
Summary:

Sends photographs of Great Dragon and the Ice Cavern in Teneriffe. Notes that images are finer when glass plates are used.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4159

From:
Adam Sedgwick
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1854?]
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (63)
Summary:

'Delighted' to hear that JH is in 'such good spirits.' Has been giving regular class lectures.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4322

From:
Henry Thoby Prinsep
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 November 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.189
Summary:

Nominates Margaret Herschel's nephew for Addiscombe.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4396

From:
William Thomson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 January 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.436
Summary:

Sends JH a copy of the third edition of his Laws of Thought.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4481

From:
Henry Thoby Prinsep
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 October 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.188
Summary:

Discusses Addiscombe nominations; says he will nominate Margaret Herschel's nephew.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4634

From:
Admiralty
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 May 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.18
Summary:

Informing him that William Mann, assistant at Cape Town Observatory, has requested a salary increase, and would JH give his views.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel477

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 June 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.339.62a
Summary:

Asks JH to let an examination be made of the standard pound kept at the Royal Mint [see WM's 1853-6-8].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel478

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 September 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.339.72
Summary:

Seeks instructions about return of the measures to the Royal Mint.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel480

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 September 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.339.82
Summary:

Writes to JH to re-arrange a time for a meeting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4834

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 February 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.224
Summary:

Concerning GA's eclipse lecture and [G.] Seyffarth's claims regarding eclipse observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel497

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 February 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.341.41
Summary:

Clarifies meeting details [see JH's 1853-2-27].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel500

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 August 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.341.45
Summary:

Is arranging a meeting to seal up and deposit one set of standards [see GA's 1853-6-21].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel502

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 September 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.341.47
Summary:

Drafting the Standards Commission report is taking up all of GA's spare time.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel546

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 February 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.349.11
Summary:

Is very much in favor of JH's coinage ideas [see JH's [1851]-1-4], but thinks they may be too bold.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel549

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 March 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.349.18
Summary:

Wants to visit the Royal Mint; the coinage/weight question is more complex than GA imagined [see GA's 1853-3-15]; seeks JH's opinion on part of a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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