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Herschel12830

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John William Lubbock
Date:
[14 August 1861]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0234; Reel 1054
Summary:

Explains JH's objections to JL's shadow-extinction hypothesis of meteors. Believes that several sorts of meteors—magnetoelectric, stony, vaporous, etc.—exist.

Contributor:
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Herschel12840

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
François N. M. Moigno
Date:
[26 March 1866]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0245; Reel 1054 (Cdraft: RS:HS 25.15.22)
Summary:

Corrections to reports in 12 Mar. 1866 issue of Les Mondes regarding ecclesiastical titles in England, William Whewell's career, and W. T. Brande's role at Royal Mint. Also, English do not eat cats; 'catsup' is made of vegetables. Nor was JH's daughter [Maria Sophia] ever acquainted with late [Ludovico] Calandrelli.

Contributor:
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Herschel12852

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Arthur James Melhuish
Date:
[27 October 1865]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0258; Reel 1054
Summary:

JH's son William now lives in Bengal. JH cannot explain why William's membership to Amateur Photographic Association is unpaid. Will notify William in JH's next letter.

Contributor:
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Herschel12854

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Hallowes Miller
Date:
[29 November 1867]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0261; Reel 1054
Summary:

Suspects that discrepancy between old and new commercial weights of Standard Pound may be due to trapped air in new standard. Needs WM's reply soon, so JH may inform India Committee on weights and measures.

Contributor:
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Herschel12855

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Hallowes Miller
Date:
[5 December 1867]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0262; Reel 1054
Summary:

Discusses WM's reply regarding commercial weight of new Standard Pound.

Contributor:
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Herschel12862

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Roderick Impey Murchison
Date:
[3 April 1868]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0271; Reel 1054
Summary:

In Dec. 1867, JH offered small theodolite to Pierce Butler for survey of Sinai peninsula, and agreed to serve as co-trustee of Sinai Survey Fund with Henry James. Heard nothing until news of Butler's death and announcement that F. W. Holland and George Williams would take leadership and that RM was involved. Renews JH's offer, but health prevents JH from attending meetings.

Contributor:
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Herschel12887

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Joseph Barclay Pentland
Date:
[7 December 1861]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0299; Reel 1054
Summary:

Recalls mutual friends, Georges Cuvier and Mary Somerville. Gratitude for JP's kindness in Rome to JH's daughter, Margaret Louisa, now deceased. Asks JP to assist newlyweds David and Mary Power, who are caught in Rome by David's failing health and need advice on medical treatment. [Annotation by Constance Anne (Herschel) Lubbock identifies couple as David Power and bride Mary Lipscompe. David died soon after, and his widow married JH's son John.]

Contributor:
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Herschel12891

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Photographic News
Date:
[7 February 1864]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0303; Reel 1054
Summary:

Asserts that a process for obtaining 'Turnbull's blue' recently published in PN was discovered and published in 1842 by JH. Adds a second case in which JH anticipated another author's result.

Contributor:
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Herschel12892

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Photographic News
Date:
[22 October 1864]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0304 & -0305.2; Reel 1054
Summary:

Notes introduction of 'Worthytype' process into commercial photography. Calls attention to process discovered by JH in 1832 for purifying uranium.

Contributor:
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Herschel129

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[26 September 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.149.14
Summary:

JH responds with an assessment of the Indian observatories [see GA's 1866-9-24].

Contributor:
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Herschel12906

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Pritchard
Date:
[10 April 1867]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0319; Reel 1054 (Cdraft: RS:HS 25.15.24)
Summary:

JH is busy correcting first proofs of pages on double stars. Thanks for binding JH's star [allineations?]. CP's suggestion [see CP's 1867-3-27] to JH's son Alexander, to collect and edit William Herschel's papers, entails too much work for one editor. JH dreads thought of such work. Doubts CP's claim that WH observed fixed star in Corona.

Contributor:
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Herschel12907

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Gustave Augustin Quesneville
Date:
[22 October 1863]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0320; Reel 1054
Summary:

Received four issues of GQ's Moniteur Scientifique. Saw mention in No. 163 of JH's proposed modification to British system of weights and measures. JH's paper on this topic is now before Astronomical Society of Leeds.

Contributor:
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Herschel12927

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Patrick Francis Robertson
Date:
[8 December 1865]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0339.3; Reel 1054
Summary:

Insists that artificial representations of capital-currency, checks, bills, titles, etc.-are not capital. Examines arguments on both sides of issue.

Contributor:
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Herschel12945

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Ryall
Date:
[10 January 1865]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0358; Reel 1054 (C: RS:HS 25.15.21)
Summary:

At JR's request [see JR's 1865-1-7], attests to merits of late George Boole as mathematician, in support of petition for government pension for Boole's widow.

Contributor:
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Herschel12948

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[1864-6-9 or later]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0360.1; Reel 1054
Summary:

Pendulum experiments to be conducted at stations of Great Indian Trigonometrical Survey.

Contributor:
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Herschel12959

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[3 March 1862]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0371; Reel 1054
Summary:

Asks help of R.S.L. in reducing all observations to 1870 in JH's catalog of nebulae. Estimates cost at £10.

Contributor:
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Herschel12960

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[16 August 1862]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0373; Reel 1054
Summary:

Needs to know soon if R.S.L. will approve grant to expand JH's catalog of nebulae. Otherwise G. B. Airy will dismiss man employed to do those computations. [JH annotation: Sent similar letter to G. G. Stokes on same date.]

Contributor:
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Herschel12961

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[30 December 1862]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0374; Reel 1054
Summary:

[Rough draft (1p) crossed out, followed by:] Confidential propostion that G. B. Airy submitted to Board of Visitors is inappropriate. Queen's warrant does not empower Board to consider such matters.

Contributor:
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Herschel12962

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[30 December 1862]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0375; Reel 1054
Summary:

Objects to Board of Visitors acting as 'self-constituted Court-Martial' to examine personal conduct of Board's chairman [James South], whom G. B. Airy no longer recognizes as competent. [JH notes that he did not send this letter, but kept it because it gave the reasons behind the shorter form [TxU:H/L-0374], which he preferred.]

Contributor:
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Herschel12963

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[11 June 1864]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0376; Reel 1054 (C: RS:HS 24.47)
Summary:

Plans to confer with [J. T.] Walker and F. A. T. Winnecke from Pulkovo to learn of Russian pendulum experiments before reporting to R.S.L. council. J. H. Pratt's measurement of polar axis and theory about earth's center of gravity.

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