Search: Herschel, John in correspondent 
1840-1849::1846::11::19 in date 
No in transcription-available 
Sorted by:

Showing 1–5 of 5 items

Herschel1775

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 November 1846]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0632.2 (C: RGO 6.203.345)
Summary:

Essentially agrees with JH's plan for distribution of the star catalogues [see JH's 1846-11-18].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3234

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Rowan Hamilton
Date:
19] November [1846?
Source of text:
TCD 1493:374
Summary:

WH's theorems on ellipsoids are new to JH, but JH is unfamiliar with the field, so they may not actually be new. Wishes to master mathematics. Still working on Cape observations. Believes Neptune was almost an English discovery, and would have been well-named Minerva.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4782

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 November 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.172 (C: RGO 6.79.339)
Summary:

Regarding F. W. Bessel's table for the Huygenian satellite. On early chronology.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6761

From:
William Rutter Dawes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 November 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.79
Summary:

Could he help with respect to the readings for the satellite of Saturn?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6762

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Rutter Dawes
Date:
[19 November 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.287
Summary:

Comments on calculation of star locations, and how to make special observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Author
Addressee
Correspondent
Date
Document type
Contributor
Transcription available