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Herschel453

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[7 February 1863]
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.74
Summary:

Acknowledges receipt of nebula catalogue sheets from GA [see GA's 1863-2-6]; apologizes for JH's anxious letter [see JH's 1863-2-6].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel454

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[13 February 1863]
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.79
Summary:

Has found a few minor errors in the calculations checked so far [see GA's 1863-2-6]; comments on magnetic tracings JH received from GA.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel456

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[22 February 1863]
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.82
Summary:

Might have saved JH some work if he had known what G. F. J. A. Auwers was doing [see GA's 1863-2-20]; has found some more errors in nebula calculations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel457

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[15 May 1863]
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.86
Summary:

Sends GA a list of errors found in the sheets for the nebula catalogue [see GA 1863-5-14].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel458

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[31 May 1863]
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.95 (C: TxU:H/L-0023)
Summary:

Provides last list of errors and explains JH's role in detecting them [see GA's 1863-5-26]; is worried about the task of proofreading.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel460

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[4 June 1863]
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.104
Summary:

Comments on GA's activity in correcting the calculation errors [see GA's 1863-6-2].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel462

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[8 July 1863]
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.107
Summary:

Has spent much time on figures and annotations for JH's nebula catalogue [see GA's 1863-6-5]; JH needs information from a paper in GA's hands.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel466

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1864-2-6 or later
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.114
Summary:

As JH has made minor changes in many calculated results, the proof sheets cannot be easily compared with the calculation sheets [see GA's 1864-2-6].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel471

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[29 October 1865]
Source of text:
RGO 6.15.77
Summary:

Saddened by the poor treatment of W. H. Smyth [see GA's 1865-10-18].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel472

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[30 November 1865]
Source of text:
RGO 6.15.94
Summary:

Approves of GA's development of a new type of eyepiece for use with the Royal Observatory's transit circle telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel473

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[20 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.15.110
Summary:

Comments on William Whewell's replacement on the Royal Observatory's Board of Visitors.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel474

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 May 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.15.605
Summary:

Not well enough to attend Visitation Day at the Royal Observatory, but would be pleased if GA would invite JH's son John.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4875

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[20 October 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.20
Summary:

Comments on the possibility of employment in India for GA's son, Hubert.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4924

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 June 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.217
Summary:

Thanks for gift sent to JH's daughter Amelia; comments on William Petrie's number mysticism with the Great Pyramid.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel558

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[2 March 1860]
Source of text:
RGO 6.457.147
Summary:

Is arguing for the development of a British metrical system based on the length of the polar axis of the earth.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel559

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[8 July 1863]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.259
Summary:

Was surprised at the large vote in support of a parliamentary bill to abolish the British Standard of weights and measures; JH hopes bill will not pass.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel560

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[3 October 1863]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.261
Summary:

Thanks GA for receipt of some Royal Observatory publications; is still pushing the British metrical standard based on the length of the earth's polar axis [see JH's 1860-3-2].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel561

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[8 October 1863]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.263 & 6.423.661
Summary:

JH wants to avoid using the meter in England; asks GA for the results of A. R. Clarke's calculations on the figure of the earth [see GA's 1863-10-7].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel563

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[26 January 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.267
Summary:

Has been asked to reweigh the damaged Parliamentary standard pound weight; thinks that W. H. Miller would be a more suitable person to do the job.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel564

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[5 February 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.270 & 6.200.111
Summary:

Is trying to discover the train connections that will allow JH to come to a meeting of the Standards Committee without coming to London overnight. 'Catalogue of Nebulae' is now in proof state [see GA's 1863-10-9] and needs to be checked.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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