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From:
Charles Pritchard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.107
Summary:

JH to visit CP's house. CP suggests they both visit J. P. Gassiot, where they might also meet with Michael Faraday. Asks JH if there are experiments he would like to see during visit. Reports observing Fraunhofer lines through a prism.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Pritchard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
8 July [1848]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Receives object glass from Munich for double star observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Pritchard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1846?]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.108
Summary:

Congratulates JH and Margaret Herschel on birth of a daughter [Francisca?]. Asks JH's opinion of the ideas of 'lines of force' and 'lateral shakes.' Conducts a force experiment with J. P. Gassiot.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Pritchard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 November 1845]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 4/9.50 verso; Reel 7
Summary:

Looking forward to visit to Collingwood.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project