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Herschel4544

From:
Charles Pritchard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.87
Summary:

Thanks JH for reading R.A.S. records. G. P. Bond will not receive R.A.S. medal. The Beaufoy Clock is recovered.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4545

From:
Charles Pritchard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.89
Summary:

Richard Hodgson pursues claim to invention of the diagonal solar eyepiece while claiming that JH disclaimed the invention.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel465

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 February 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.113
Summary:

The practice at the Royal Observatory is to compare proof copies with calculation sheets [see JH's 1864-2-5].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel466

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1864-2-6 or later
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.114
Summary:

As JH has made minor changes in many calculated results, the proof sheets cannot be easily compared with the calculation sheets [see GA's 1864-2-6].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4884

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.271
Summary:

Further regarding the forthcoming meeting of the Standards Commission. Regarding JH's 'Catalogue of Nebulae.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4885

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.272
Summary:

Regarding JH's forthcoming visit. On the platinum in the pound weight becoming browned.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4886

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.273
Summary:

Expecting him soon. Experiments on the National pound.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4887

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.274
Summary:

Regarding the transit of Mercury. Error in calculating the pound weights.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5386

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.333
Summary:

Will JH and his son [William] come and dine with him this week?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel564

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[5 February 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.270 & 6.200.111
Summary:

Is trying to discover the train connections that will allow JH to come to a meeting of the Standards Committee without coming to London overnight. 'Catalogue of Nebulae' is now in proof state [see GA's 1863-10-9] and needs to be checked.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel565

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 February 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.271
Summary:

Informs JH about train service [see JH's 1864-2-5], and encourages JH to stay with GA from the night before the meeting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel566

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[9 February 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.273
Summary:

Is now too ill to come to the meeting of the Standards Committee; replies to GA's queries about how to clean up the pound [see GA's 1864-2-8].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6346

From:
John C. Broun
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.110
Summary:

Further regarding the lectureship at the Cape of Good Hope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6394

From:
Julia Margaret Cameron
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.159
Summary:

Photographic news. Has heard about the JHs.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6798

From:
William Rutter Dawes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.115
Summary:

Would like account of the telescope of Warren de La Rue which JH has. E. J. Stone of the Royal Observatory has seen objects on the sun's surface like grains of rice.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7160

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.368
Summary:

Hopes all are well. Comments on Charles Babbage's latest book. Intends telling the truth about James Ivory's delusions. Sends proof that ten is an even number.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7727

From:
James Samuelson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 February 1864]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 13/1.5; Reel 10
Summary:

Received JH's drawings. Will send proof of plate.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7728

From:
James Samuelson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 February 1864]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 13/1.6; Reel 10
Summary:

Send JH's manuscript immediately, or JS must postpone JH's article for next issue. Received Henry Draper's article on 'Silverised Glass Telescopes & Celestial Photo[graphy]' mentioning JH and 'Miss Herschel.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7729

From:
James Samuelson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 February 1864]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 13/1.7; Reel 10
Summary:

JH's request for three proofs contradicts printer's policy of issuing only one of each. Assurance that JH's manuscript will be examined carefully for errors.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7730

From:
James Samuelson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 February 1864]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 13/1.8; Reel 10
Summary:

Corrections on JH's manuscript on sunspots. Please keep alterations to minimum. Will send complimentary copies of Quarterly Journal of Science. Please write brief note on 'vaporous ring' and its bearing upon sunspots.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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