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Herschel13350

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[23 July 1821]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0551; Reel 1053
Summary:

Terrible voyage across Channel. George Peacock and Richard Jones accompanied JH and Charles Babbage for part of journey.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13351

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[12 August 1821]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0552; Reel 1053
Summary:

No letters from Slough. Terrible weather. Unable to explore Alps. Purchased carriage for remainder of tour. Describes journey from Paris through Jura Mountains to Geneva. Met J. A. Deleu family, M. A. Pictet, Alexandre Marcet, [Gilbert Elliot] Lord Minto, and Italian expatriates from Neapolitan revolution. Proposes itinerary through Alps, weather permitting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13352

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[30 August 1821]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0553; Reel 1053
Summary:

Journey of JH and Charles Babbage from Geneva via Mont Cenis to Turin, where effects of revolution are still evident. Describes Milan. Oppressive heat and torrential rain. Plan to return via Monte Rosa or 'Mont' St. Gotthard. Language problems.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13353

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[3 October 1821]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0554; Reel 1053
Summary:

Expects to be home in one week. May be delayed at Calais by astronomers' trigonometrical operations. JH's and Charles Babbage's excursion from Berne to foot of Alps. Visited [P. E.] Fellenberg at Hofwyl.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13354

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[7 August 1822]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0555; Reel 1053
Summary:

Leaving for Calais tomorrow. Unable to see Mr. Beckwith. Hopes [Susan] White arrived safely in Slough. Encloses Astronomical Society's notice of F. W. Bessel's determination of declinations of fixed stars.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13355

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[23 July 1822]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0556; Reel 1053 (C: RS:HS B28.6.c)
Summary:

JH and James Grahame visited [Jan van den] Bosch's agricultural colony in Frederick's-Oort for 2,400 urban itinerants. Leave tonight for Haarlem, Hague, and Rotterdam.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13506

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[1824 to 1848]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0743; Reel 1089
Summary:

Received [?]'s inquiry of 1 Feb. Lists all biographical notices pertaining to William Herschel. Comments in detail on biography and philosophy of WH in David Brewster's Edinburgh Review.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13510

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Postmaster?]
Date:
[18 February 1821]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0747; Reel 1089
Summary:

Complains of delay in receiving mail, which was addressed to Colnbrook but misdirected to Abingdon and to Marlow.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13513

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[21 June 1828]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0749.1; Reel 1089
Summary:

Declines offer by Archbishop of Canterbury to join provisional committee to govern newly proposed King's College.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14697

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[18 November 1826]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0691.2; Reel 1084
Summary:

[Addition to Mary Baldwin's letter.] Health of JH's uncle. Travels through volcanic country of Vivarais. Asks CH to purchase for JH 10 copies of the first volume of William Herschel's works, recently translated into German. Sent to CH six copies of JH's 'Account of a Series of Observations Made with a 20-feet Reflecting Telescope' (1826) via Mr. Golterman, and six copies of JH's 'On the Parallax of the Fixed Stars' (1826) via Capt. Müller. James South received Copley Medal this year. Asks about comet near sun on 18 Nov.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1477

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
7 September [1827]
Source of text:
APS B.Sm98.2 (C: RS:HS 20.262)
Summary:

Discusses WS's comparison of results with transit circle and Astronomical Society catalogue.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1478

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
[19 December 1827]
Source of text:
APS B.Sm98.3 (C: RS:HS 16.237 & 20.266)
Summary:

Apologizes for incident at meeting; feels partially at fault for encouraging WS to speak on the subject. Advises WS on his microscope order. Stays at Slough because of good observing conditions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1479

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
[11 July 1828]
Source of text:
APS B.Sm98.4 (C: RS:HS 21.16)
Summary:

Suggests that phenomenon in observing Jupiter satellite was an optical illusion. Asks WS to observe spots on Mars to confirm observations of William Pearson. Asks WS to contribute to W. S. Stratford memorial.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14830

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[1825-12-15 or later
Source of text:
Adler Planetarium
Summary:

Referring to the R.S.L. Royal Medals commissioned on 15 Dec. 1825 by King George IV, JH confirms that Sir Thomas Lawrence has agreed to design the medals.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14832

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
C[harles] Stokes
Date:
[20 May 1822]
Source of text:
Adler Planetarium
Summary:

Thanks CS of Gray's Inn for being willing to introduce JH to Mr. Clift.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14841

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Giuseppe Piazzi
Date:
1824
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Defends William Herschel's views against charges of hostility to religion. Describes his father as 'a sincere believer in, and worshipper of, a benevolent, intelligent, and superintending Deity....","L

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1493

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the Secretary Philosophical Society of Philadelphia
Date:
1822-[6]
Source of text:
APS (no i.d.)
Summary:

Sends a copy of Volume 1 of the Transactions of the Astronomical Society, and makes arrangements for future volumes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1494

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Robert M. Patterson
Date:
[28 March 1823]
Source of text:
APS (no i.d.)
Summary:

Writes to acknowledge the receipt of a volume of the Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Philadelphia.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1495

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William H. Keating
Date:
[19 April 1825]
Source of text:
APS (no i.d.)
Summary:

Writes to thank the Philosophical Society of Philadelphia for the gift of the catalogue of its library.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1517

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[1821-11]
Source of text:
APS B.H435p.1
Summary:

A covering note written for an enclosed letter (not available), all of it seeming to relate to filling a Cambridge position, for which J. S. Henslow seems eminently qualified.

Contributor:
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