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Herschel12111

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[7 February 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.198
Summary:

About an anomaly in one of JH's lists of observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12112

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[21 February 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.199
Summary:

About the principles whereby the nomenclature of the constellations might be reformed.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12113

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[1836-3-25 or 26]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.200
Summary:

Has installed his astrometer to help judge star magnitudes; also makes a comparison of barometric observations with those of TM.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12114

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[1836-3-5 to 23]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.201
Summary:

Has compared TM's observational measurements with those of the Brisbane catalogue, and finds TM's observations to be better; is working on a star photometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12115

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[5 March 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.203
Summary:

JH's observations of the comet [Halley's], together with comments on constellation nomenclature and stellar magnitudes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12116

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[31 March 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.204
Summary:

Sending some equipment back and forth, and some astrometer readings.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12117

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
21] April [1836
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.205
Summary:

Sends observations of several more standard stars, and of the comet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12118

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
3] September [1836
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.209
Summary:

Sends formulae for dealing with the apparent differences, in viewing the comet and compared star, due to the effects of parallax and refraction.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12119

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[19 September 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.210
Summary:

Calms TM about not having his comet observations published yet; those published so far are not of much value.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12120

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
22] August [1836
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.215
Summary:

A note along with a request from Niccolo Cacciatore for some observations that JH says he cannot make.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12235

From:
John Henry Nelson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 September 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.92
Summary:

Received the print of JH with great pleasure. The picture by H. W. Pickersgill seems a truthful likeness. The bulbs have been planted and are thriving. Has just returned from the continent, where he visited Caroline Herschel, who is still well in mind, but weak in body. Church building progresses at Slough.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12352

From:
Robert Treat Paine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 May 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.209
Summary:

Wonders if people at the Cape observed the large fall of meteors during the night of 12 Nov. 1833; comments on this and gives theories of one professor. JH's name was used for newspaper article on discoveries on the moon; the person responsible was R. A. Locke. Encloses one of his own memoirs on the eclipse.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12484

From:
Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland)
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 June 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.350
Summary:

Comments on observation of comets, the position of Southern Hemisphere stars, and the observation of an annular eclipse.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12485

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Hugh Percy (3rd Duke of Northumberland)
Date:
[25 November 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.351 & 21.214
Summary:

Comments on inaccuracies in earlier Southern Hemisphere star catalogues, along with an extended description of comet observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12521

From:
John Philip
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 February 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.388
Summary:

Comments on the accusations made about himself before the Aborigines Committee.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12563

From:
Giovanni Antonio Plana
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 May 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.433
Summary:

Comments on communications with the Cape. James Stewart (Margaret Herschel's brother) is well liked by the family. GP is sending on his meteorological observations, noting that he has reduced his emphasis on astronomy. Is working on a long memoir on integral calculus. [Many parts of the letter are illegible.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12705

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Captain C[aldwell?]
Date:
[5 January 1836]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0120; Reel 1054 (C: RS:HS 25.15.1)
Summary:

Thanks for alerting JH to extraordinary hoax in New York Journal of Commerce (2 Sept. 1835). Invites [Caldwell] to visit JH at Feldhausen.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12837

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[20 February 1836]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0241; Reel 1054 (Cdraft: RS:HS 25.15.2)
Summary:

Having read John Burrow's book, JH proposes procedure for analyzing masses of data from [African] Expedition. Will volunteer to interpolate chronometer errors if TM will undertake computations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12880

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Robert Treat Paine
Date:
[26 August 1836]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0291; Reel 1054
Summary:

JH's theory of meteors. Will convey to England RP's recent observations of eclipses. Received New York paper claiming discoveries in moon by JH. Invites American observers to join international system for simultaneous meteorological observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13007

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Calder Stewart
Date:
[24] April 1836
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0420; Reel 1055
Summary:

Advice on how best to survive business world of Canton. [Letter continues from Hout Bay:] Family finances. [Letter continues 9 May at Feldhausen:] Asks help in developing JH's 'Phonetic Alphabet' of Chinese language. Considers writing book for Chinese. Comments on Chinese literature and culture. JH has changed shipping agents in Cape Town. Poem by JH.

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