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Herschel107

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 August 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.675.329
Summary:

A note to accompany some letters being returned to GA.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel170

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1842-1-5 or later
Source of text:
RGO 6.693.101
Summary:

Has passed on GA's note to Edward Sabine; cannot write more because his hand shakes too much, having just made a snow-man for the children.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel171

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[17 January 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.693.102
Summary:

Sends a letter from Humphrey Lloyd for GA's comments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel172

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 January 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.693.103
Summary:

Provides extensive comments, about GA's magnetic instruments and observations, in reply to Humphrey Lloyd's letter [see JH's 1842-1-17].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel173

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1842-1-18 or later
Source of text:
RGO 6.693.105
Summary:

Thanks GA for his comments [see GA's 1842-1-18]; hopes that GA would be willing to have such statements, and other similar statements, made public.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel174

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 January 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.693.107
Summary:

Agrees to having GA's views made public [see JH's 1842-1-18 or later] as JH sees fit; comments on aurora and magnetic storm observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1747

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 January 1842]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0628.1 (C: RGO 6.340.340a)
Summary:

Another copy of the Report of the Standards Commission is being circulated [see GA's 1841-12-25] and needs JH's signature; J. E. Drinkwater is sending in a personal report complaining about the Commission's conservatism.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1748

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 May 1842]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0628.2 (C: RGO 6.368.654)
Summary:

Sends JH the current position of Gamma Virginis.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel175

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[19 August 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.693.108
Summary:

Asks GA's opinion as to whether Ordinance observatories should make their magnetic observations on a 3-minute or 5-minute system.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel176

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 August 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.693.110 (C: RGO 6.675.327; draft not in JH's hand RS:HS 1.107 & 22.132)
Summary:

Is organizing a committee to revise the instructions for observers at magnetic observatories; GA is on it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel279

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[1 September 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.112.75 (ACCS: RS:HS 25.6.11)
Summary:

About eclipse observations of 1842, together with JH's speculations about the existence of an atmosphere around the sun. Enclosed is an eclipse drawing by Francis Baily.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel324

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[7 November 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.203.315
Summary:

Unwilling to come to a meeting as JH anticipates the return of some of his children from the continent; seems considerable confusion as to who is to do what about star catalogues [see GA's 1841-7-27].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel342

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 May 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.8.544
Summary:

About the length of a Board of Visitors' meeting, and about arrangements afterward.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel383

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[10 April 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.463.300
Summary:

Sends GA a spectrum photograph, and explains how JH obtained it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel384

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[24 April 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.463.303
Summary:

Sends GA two more spectrum photographs [see JH's 1842-4-10], and believes that these may lead the way to color photography.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel467

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[20 September 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.427.69
Summary:

Needs some clarification of GA's letter [see GA's 1842-9-16] before JH is ready to reply about the calculating engine.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel468

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[27 February 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.427.74
Summary:

Thanks GA for exercising GA's usual discretion in the matter of the funding of Charles Babbage's calculating machine [see GA's 1842-9-26].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4710

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 January 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.99 (C: RGO 6.693.100)
Summary:

Sending two papers, one for the Physical Committee.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4711

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[21 January 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.100 & 22.110
Summary:

Concerning Airy's papers recently submitted [see GA's 1842-1-5]. Hopes he will continue to send a report of his experiments and observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4712

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 March 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.101 (C: RGO 6.340.341)
Summary:

Regarding JH's receipt of the 'Standard' reports. Remarks on the electrometer and barometer in the recent storm.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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