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Herschel3352

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS Sa.682
Summary:

Invites to dinner. Will try to arrange meeting between ES and Danish hydrographer Captain Lahrtman[?].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3371

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RI 487-8 F3B
Summary:

Discusses dispersive power of enclosed prism.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3407

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RI 367 F3B
Summary:

Maintains opinion that would be improper to append remarks from JH's note to MF's paper.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3476

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS MM.3.6
Summary:

Fragment of a letter, discussing unity of an R.S.L. committee.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3590

From:
H. Symons
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[?]-11-29
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.255
Summary:

Is ill, but encloses revised copy of letter on rotation, from which HS hopes he has removed all possibly offensive statements.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3609

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[R.S.L. Council]
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS RR.[1?]
Summary:

Reports on and recommends for publication [William?] Baxter's paper detailing experiments 'on living and recently dead animals' to determine signs of current electricity manifested during 'organic process of secretion.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4059

From:
William Hirley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (107)
Summary:

Requests data.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4150

From:
George Johnston
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (63)
Summary:

Asks for support in gaining a pension from the army.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4167

From:
Edward Moore
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (63)
Summary:

Discusses work to be finished before the end of the year.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4211

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton fMS Eng 945 (112)
Summary:

Gives permission for a publisher to copy an engraving for a work by Richard Sheepshanks.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4255

From:
Claude S. M. Pouillet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.182
Summary:

Regrets being unable to visit JH at Slough while CP was in England.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4260

From:
John Lee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (107)
Summary:

Discusses experiment.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4354

From:
Alexander Henning
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (107)
Summary:

Sends regards to Herschel family.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4456

From:
William Napier
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (62)
Summary:

Discusses business matters.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4465

From:
John Lee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (107)
Summary:

Discusses books loaned to JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4518

From:
Charles Pritchard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 14. 111
Summary:

Experiments with lens curvature and prisms. Wants to discover set rules for lens thickness-to-curvature ratio.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4531

From:
John Bradley Harbord
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton
Summary:

Proposes the distinguishing terms for types of navigation: 'geo-navigation' and 'celo-navigation.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4984

From:
D. François J. Arago
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.367
Summary:

Has sent a bronze bust of George Cuvier to the R.S.L.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5016

From:
Unidentified
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.397
Summary:

A lady is trying to make an appointment with JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5035

From:
S[olomon] Atkinson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.416
Summary:

Concerning a delicate matter and a young lady's name.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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