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Herschel3601

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[John William Lubbock?]
Date:
[1839?]
Source of text:
RS LUB.H.353
Summary:

Advice on obtaining magnetical and meteorological apparatus for Van Diemen's Land observatory. Need to clear up finances.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4040

From:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 January 1839]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Recounts a letter from William Rowan Hamilton, President of the Royal Irish Academy, commending CH on her service to astronomy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4119

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[28 January 1839]
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton fMS Am 1301.1 (18)
Summary:

Invites WW to Slough before JH travels to Midhurst [to consider property for sale].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4630

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Admiralty
Date:
[1839 or 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.14
Summary:

Regarding Thomas Maclear's Cape Meridian.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4686

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.75 (C: RGO 6.368.618)
Summary:

Any news of Field Measuring bars—alteration in size of Observatory at Cape Town? Observations on use of magnetic needle. Has JH found a suitable country house yet?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5345

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.292
Summary:

Will bring CB's 'Engine' to Slough tomorrow, together with Dionysius Lardner's apparatus, which CB has 'taught to write.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5460

From:
Francis Beaufort
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.362
Summary:

Has mentioned to Dr. T. R. Robinson their hopes of supplying the Cape Observatory with an equatorial telescope and theodolite. Encloses Robinson's comments. George Dollond would take two years to mount such a telescope. Curious paper in the Comptes rendus.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6022

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.147
Summary:

At the recent council meeting of the R.A.S., JH was nominated as president. Is returning the letters of F. W. Bessel.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6023

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Baily
Date:
[14 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.148 (C: RS:HS 25.8.15)
Summary:

Is honored by being nominated as president but would prefer someone else as he is very busy and can ill spare the time.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6024

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.149
Summary:

Regrets that he cannot change the mind of the council of the R.A.S. over its nomination of JH as president.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6157

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Baily
Date:
[1839?]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.283
Summary:

Observations of [Kensa?] received. The George Everest-Thomas Jervis affair.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6305

From:
Madame Biot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1839
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.66
Summary:

Offering her services while JH is in Paris.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7362

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
1839
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 4/2.3, 2.9, 2.10, and 2.13 (all verso); Reel 7
Summary:

JH's experiments to find compounds suitable for photography. Accidental discovery of effect of 'nitrate of Silver.' Note of 22 Jan. from Francis Beaufort alerted JH to L. J. M. Daguerre's secret processes and W. H. F. Talbot's experiments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7399

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[1839]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 5/4.6 verso; Reel 8
Summary:

Fourth observatory, at Van Diemen's Land [Tasmania], will be conducted by J. H. Kay, to be landed from one of vessels [Terror and Erebus] bound for Antarctica. This vessel will also carry observers and instruments for stations at St. Helena and Cape.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7991

From:
E. Willes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.258
Summary:

Recalls hospitality at Slough during EW's Eton days. Sets date to visit JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7992

From:
E. Willes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.259
Summary:

EW and wife plan trip to Eton soon to see sons. Hope to visit Herschels in Slough then. Despairs of Africa venture. Received details from JH's agent at the Cape of Good Hope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8554

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[John] Lindley
Date:
[24 January 1839]
Source of text:
BostonPubLib Mss.Acc. 67
Summary:

Sends JL various roots from the Cape, including Satyriums and Disa. Describes each type in detail.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8812

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[27 January 1839]
Source of text:
Science Museum Talbt 1/10
Summary:

[Responding to WT's 1839-1-25], JH reports that he cannot come to London to see WT's 'curious process of fixing the image formed by a Camera obscura.' Invites WT to come to Slough.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8813

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[30 January 1839]
Source of text:
Science Museum Talbt 1/11 (draft 'much altered' RS:HS 17.279b & C: RS:HS 22.1)
Summary:

[Responding to WT's 1839-1-29], urges WT to find some way of giving at least slightly different papers to R.S.L. and Athenaeum. Comments on process of fixing image, referring to a trial of his own.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8984

From:
J. Smith
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1839?]
Source of text:
UCT JH Letters A1.8a
Summary:

Changes the date of an invitation to JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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