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Herschel613

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[8 January 1855]
Source of text:
JHS 1.5
Summary:

Mostly about the health of MH and several of the children, and about JH's health.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6785

From:
William Rutter Dawes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 January 1855]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.102
Summary:

Is grateful for the gift of the instrument and hopes to put it to good use. Will report on it when he has mastered its use. Hopes the country air is improving JH's health.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7873

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 January 1855]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.77
Summary:

Corrects calculations relating to arbitrary constants in HW's previous letters. Encourages JH to avail himself of this information in second edition [of Examples of Finite Differences (1820)] .

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7874

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 January 1855]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.78
Summary:

Relative to previous letter [see HW's 1855-1-7], HW found two possible equations, due to ambiguity of signs.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8752

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Parsons (Lord Rosse)
Date:
[8 January 1855]
Source of text:
Rosse Papers K2.5
Summary:

Would WP accept the presidency of the Photographic Society? Describes that society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9190

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[1855?]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add.Ms.a. 21634
Summary:

Urges WW to write to 'S' [Adam Sedgwick?]. Only in this way can there be a restoration of good relations after the quarrel between S. and WW.

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John Herschel Project
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