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Herschel3866

From:
William Rowan Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 November 1846]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Elated that WH's account of the generation of an ellipsoid is an original result.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3867

From:
William Rowan Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 April 1847]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Sends some new theorems concerning undisturbed parabolic motion; believes that much remains to be discovered in this field.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3868

From:
William Rowan Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 April 1847]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Sends some results concerning undisturbed parabolic motion. Laments the Irish famine.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4041

From:
William Rowan Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 October 1847]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

The equatorial on the Dublin Observatory dome needs improvement. In the last fifty-two months, WH has seen three new planets: Neptune, Iris, and Flora.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4042

From:
William Rowan Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 October 1847]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

WH notes that quaternions derive some interesting results in problems with three moving bodies.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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