Search: Herschel, John in addressee 
1840-1849::1847 in date 
letter in document-type 
Sorted by:

Showing 141–160 of 462 items

Herschel3785

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 February 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.3; Reel 1093
Summary:

Nothing more has been done with J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française...; WS hopes to spend more time on it henceforth. WS also has been too busy to oversee the progress on the bust of Francis Baily.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3786

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.19; Reel 1093
Summary:

Discusses how the late Francis Baily should be credited in J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française....

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3787

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.18; Reel 1093
Summary:

WS has given instructions for forwarding JH's letters to Laplace [?] Lodge on Sunday and to Alton afterwards.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3788

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 June 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.28; Reel 1093
Summary:

Promises to send to JH copies of J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française..., and of N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere by week's end. WS has tried to connect Francis Baily with JL's Catalogue in a 'formal' manner.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3835

From:
William Rowan Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 September 1847]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Wants WH's quaternion mathematics to be challenged; also worries that quaternions will become merely 'a private and personal skill' instead of a method that can be taught.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3836

From:
William Rowan Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 October 1847]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Describes the funeral of James MacCullagh; mystified why he committed suicide.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3867

From:
William Rowan Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 April 1847]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Sends some new theorems concerning undisturbed parabolic motion; believes that much remains to be discovered in this field.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3868

From:
William Rowan Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 April 1847]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Sends some results concerning undisturbed parabolic motion. Laments the Irish famine.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel387

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 December 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.9.137
Summary:

Has sent out a number of circulars to JH as a member of the Royal Observatory's Board of Visitors.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3871

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 February 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.2; Reel 1093
Summary:

Discusses the cost of printing and publishing J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française and of N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere [for which JH wrote the Preface]. Hopes to have both books published by the end of April.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3872

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.4; Reel 1093
Summary:

Asks if the recent discussion of what name, 'Leverrier' or 'Neptune,' should be used for the new planet changed JH's opinion on whether the name used in the Nautical Almanac for JH's father's planet should be 'Georgian Planet' or 'Uranus.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3873

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.5; Reel 1093
Summary:

Looking forward to learning JH's opinion of Richard Sheepshanks.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3874

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.6; Reel 1093
Summary:

Arranges a meeting the next morning with JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3875

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.9; Reel 1093
Summary:

Reports that the RAS has an available balance of £77. He calculates that to complete the printing of J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française... and N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere, however, will require £83 pounds; WS hopes to cut costs so that they do not overspend their grant.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3876

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.10; Reel 1093
Summary:

Sending to JH some information about 'L's catalogue' [either N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere or J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française....]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3877

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.13; Reel 1093
Summary:

Reports that the printing of J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française... and N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere (which includes a preface by JH) is 'progressing satisfactorily.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3878

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.14; Reel 1093
Summary:

The alterations to N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere are nearly finished.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3879

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.15; Reel 1093
Summary:

Sends a proof of the preface that JH wrote for N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere; WS also gave a proof to G. B. Airy and to Richard Sheepshanks and requested that they comment on it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3880

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.16; Reel 1093
Summary:

Wants Thomas Henderson's ambiguous reductions mentioned in N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3881

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.17; Reel 1093
Summary:

Is concerned about the location of packages relating to the new edition of N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Author
Addressee
Correspondent
Date
Document type
Repository
Contributor
Transcription available