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From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 September 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.128 (C: RGO 6.340.353)
Summary:

Regarding the storage of the Standard weights and measures.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 September 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.129
Summary:

Requires information on an actinometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 October 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.130 (C: RGO 6.401.91)
Summary:

Encloses copy of a paper for JH's comments. Regarding reviews of GA's paper on 'Tides.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.131
Summary:

Regarding glass for the telescope for the Cape Town Observatory?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.132
Summary:

Regarding electrometers and their efficiency.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.133
Summary:

Further regarding glass for telescope. Postscript relating experiments with electricity.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 March 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.134 (C: RGO 6.92.120)
Summary:

Has JH received Thomas Maclear's observations on Encke's comet?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 March 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.135
Summary:

Regarding Cape Town telescopes. Has written to Thomas Maclear for observations on Encke's comet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 May 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.136 (C: RGO 6.8.621)
Summary:

Regarding JH's forthcoming visit to the Greenwich Observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.138
Summary:

Further observations on object glasses.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 August 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.140 (C: RGO 6.675.360)
Summary:

Informing JH that he certainly wrote to him from Limerick.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 August 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.141 (C: RGO 6.193.118)
Summary:

Regarding F. W. Bessel's letter on the irregularity of proper motion in stars. Is it worth printing Nevil Maskelyne's observations on star places?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 September 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.142 (C: RGO 6.229.192)
Summary:

Hopes JH will write a memoir of Francis Baily.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 October 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.143
Summary:

Regarding object planes for the telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 October 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.144 (C: RGO 6.229.195)
Summary:

Giving abridged history of the establishment of the new Board of Visitors to the Royal Observatory. Details concerning the Nautical Almanac. Standards commission.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 November 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.145 (C: RGO 6.193.124)
Summary:

Regrets his delay in not returning F. W. Bessel's letter. Observations arising from this letter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 April 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.146 (C: RGO 6.675.387)
Summary:

Regarding magnetic establishments and observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 April 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.147 (C: RGO 6.463.324)
Summary:

Wants information on dispersion/separation of light in plate or crown glass.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 April 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.148 (C: RGO 6.227.367)
Summary:

Asking him to read GA's medal-speech.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 April 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.149
Summary:

Is enclosing two transcripts of letters from William Simms relating to the object-glass. a. Hopes to give account next week. b. One glass good, other has failed.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project