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Herschel382

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[1840-5-20 or later]
Source of text:
RGO 6.463.81
Summary:

A note agreeing with GA about prism interference [see GA's 1840-5-20].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel401

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 January 1840]
Source of text:
RGO 6.192.395
Summary:

A note, sent with the manuscript papers of Stephen Groombridge, to JH as President of the R.A.S.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4697

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 May 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.86 (C: RGO 6.463.72)
Summary:

Regarding Prof. Baden Powell's paper on dark bands. Is making catalogues of the moveables of the observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4698

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 May 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.87 (C: RGO 6.463.80)
Summary:

Concerning prism refraction.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4699

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 July 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.88
Summary:

Regarding the printing of Thomas Maclear's Survey papers. Work on magnetical and meteorological observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4700

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 August 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.89
Summary:

Regarding equipment at Royal Observatory. Comparison of planets.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4701

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 November 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.90 (C: RGO 6.340.295)
Summary:

Further observations on David Brewster's experiments. On heliometers. Observations on suggestions for Standards.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4702

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 November 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.91
Summary:

On the possibility of obtaining a heliometer from Munich.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel523

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[29 July 1840]
Source of text:
RGO 6.340.281
Summary:

Responds to GA's circulated material for the Standards Commission; suggests time to digest the information.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel524

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[30 October 1840]
Source of text:
RGO 6.340.284
Summary:

Is sending comments on GA's proposals [see GA's 1840-10-13]; JH has been asked about obtaining a heliometer from Munich; seeks GA's opinion on the quality of the brass workmanship in Munich.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel525

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[30 October 1840]
Source of text:
RGO 6.340.286
Summary:

Provides detailed comments on GA's circulated material on standards [see JH's 1840-10-30]; tends toward maintaining basic units but finding decimal relationships between them.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7760

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 July 1840]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 14/3.9.11 verso; Reel 11 (ACCS: RGO 6.368.638)
Summary:

Copies of report are available if JH's friends on Board [of Visitors] want to see it. R.S.L. selected GA's polarity paper for Bakerian Lectures. Thanks for JH's influence.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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