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Herschel7165

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Augustus De Morgan
Date:
[14 July 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.52
Summary:

Comments on the state of JH's health; about ciphers and about decimalization.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7166

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 July 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.370
Summary:

Does not like the sound of the bronchitis. Gives a remedy that he found effective. Gives one of his own ciphers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7167

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Augustus De Morgan
Date:
[18 July 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.53
Summary:

Comments on remedies suggested by AD [see AD's 1864-7-15]; on ciphers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7168

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 July 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.371
Summary:

Has been in a state of collapse all day, but a dose of '02H' has worked wonders. Gives anecdotes of Diogenes and Plato.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7292

From:
W[illiam] A[rthur] Darby
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 July 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.471
Summary:

Sending a specimen of a list of celestial objects which he is in process of publishing. Would like his comments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8941

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the London Times
Date:
[1 July 1864]
Source of text:
London Times (July 4, 1864), p. 11, col. 2
Summary:

Responds to objections published in the Times of 30 June to JH's 1864-6-18 letter to the Times regarding the introduction of the metric system in England; JH opposes this and goes on to explain the scientific basis of the British system.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8942

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the London Times
Date:
[4 July 1864]
Source of text:
London Times (July 6, 1864), p. 7, col. 2
Summary:

Corrects typographical errors in JH's recent letters [1864-6-18 & 1864-7-1] to the Times.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9223

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[1864-7]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.207114 (C: RS:HS 24.65)
Summary:

Responds to WW's comments on JH's Iliad translation. Sending Book X.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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