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Herschel1790

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 February 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0636.3 (C: RGO 6.341.31)
Summary:

Proposes rules of procedure for use of secondary standards [see GA's 1853-2-7].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1791

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 February 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0636.4 (C: RGO 6.341.35)
Summary:

Raises a problem for the Standards Commission to consider, namely, that the Bank of England finds it difficult to deal with the decimalization of troy ounces [in the bullion trade] [see JH's 1853-2-9].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1792

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 February 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0636.5 (C: RGO 6.341.38)
Summary:

Believes that the increasing use of decimal weights should mean that no further evidence need be taken by the Standards Commission [see JH's 1853-2-14].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1793

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 February 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0636.6
Summary:

A notice of meeting of the Standards Commission.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1794

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 March 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0636.7 (C: RGO 6.349.16)
Summary:

Does not believe that the technical weights of the Bank of England should be given the same legal status as primary, and official, weights, measures, and coinage [see GA's 1853-2-11].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1795

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 June 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0636.8 (C: RGO 6.341.44)
Summary:

Some difficulty about locating a particular standard pound weight, and the letter requesting the use of it [see JH's 1853-6-20].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1796

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 October 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0636.9
Summary:

A note accompanying the first draft of the report of the Standards Commission, with a request for comment.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1797

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 December 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0636.10 (C: RGO 6.341.50)
Summary:

Is waiting for JH's comments on the first draft of the Standards Commission report [see GA's 1853-9-8].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1798

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 February 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0637.1 (C: RGO 6.341.49)
Summary:

Please send comments on the first draft of the Standards Commission report [see GA's 1853-12-22]; GA wants to prepare a second draft.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1799

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 February 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0637.2 (C: RGO 6.341.52)
Summary:

Doubts that proscribing certain weight usages will be effective, unless the users feel a need to change [see JH's 1854-2-14]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1800

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 March 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0637.4 (C: RGO 6.341.53)
Summary:

Wants to meet with JH and W. H. Miller at the Exchequer to examine their standard equipment.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1801

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 March 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0637.5 (C: RGO 6.341.55)
Summary:

A note accompanying a copy of the second draft of the Standards Commission report [see GA's 1854-2-14].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1802

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 March 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0637.6
Summary:

A notice of meeting of the Standards Committee supervising the standardized weighing and measuring, indicating the need to bring to the meeting members expense sheets.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1803

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 March 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0637.7 (C: RGO 6.341.59)
Summary:

Urges JH to stay at Collingwood [see JH's 1854-3-23], but send in any comments on the second draft of the report and authorize GA to act on JH's behalf.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1804

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 March 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0637.8
Summary:

There has been some confusion about sending packages of material; GA wants to know what JH has received.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1805

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 April 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0637.9
Summary:

Makes a correction in the weight of an item reported in the Standards Commission report.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1806

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 January 1858]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0638.1 (C: RGO 6.694.474)
Summary:

Wants someone else to take responsibility for committee on magnetic observations [see JH's 1858-1-25]; GA proposes Edward Sabine.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1807

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 March 1858]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0638.2 (C: RGO 6.694.477)
Summary:

Would support the establishment of Colonial magnetic and meteorological observatories if Edward Sabine were to continue to study the observations made [see GA's 1858-1-29].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1808

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 May 1858]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0638.3 (C: RGO 6.694.479)
Summary:

Sends JH some responses to a letter from Edward Sabine on Colonial observatories [see GA's 1858-3-13].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1809

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 May 1858]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0638.4 (C: RGO 6.694.494)
Summary:

Reacts to JH's suggestions [see JH's 1858-5-[10]] for altering GA's responses [see GA's 1858-5-4] to Edward Sabine's report on magnetic observatories [includes a silly riddle, apparently passed on from Augustus De Morgan].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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