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Herschel1125

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Wheatstone
Date:
[15 April 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 25.11.7
Summary:

Makes some amendments in JH's request for information [see JH's 1845-4-6].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1193

From:
Richard Taylor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
15 April [1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.10
Summary:

Asks JH's opinion on a paper on magnetism by Karl Reichenbach, which has some 'very extraordinary' statements.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13618

From:
Henry Unwin Addington
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 April 1845]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0003; Reel 1062
Summary:

Will direct JH's 14 Apr. letter to Prince Metternich.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel240

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[15 April 1845]
Source of text:
RGO 6.245.569
Summary:

Seeks GA's assistance in solving a puzzle in the mathematics of rotating bodies.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2516

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adam Sedgwick
Date:
[15 April 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.427 (C: RS:HS 22.230 & draft: RS:HS 15.426)
Summary:

[Robert Chambers's] Vestiges of Creation is shallow and full of errors. Tells AS not to spare it when he reviews it. Discusses various topics including the nebular hypothesis, P. S. Laplace, central heat in gravitation, and the density of planets. Also, the 'nonsensical calculations' of Auguste Comte's astronomy.

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John Herschel Project
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