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Herschel4861

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 December 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.248 (C: RGO 6.475.233)
Summary:

Thanking him for his paper on telescopes. Observations of JH's semicircular map of the world.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6250

From:
John Ball
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 December 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.11
Summary:

Is obliged for the maps and articles on physical geography. Comments on the heights of various mountains and encloses a list of queries.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6336

From:
James Smith Brazier
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 December 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.98
Summary:

Wishes to apply for a position as professor and would like JH's recommendation.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6337

From:
James Smith Brazier
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 December 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.99
Summary:

Is grateful for his prompt reply and kind remarks about his own qualifications [i.e., JB's].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6459

From:
Arthur Cayley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 December 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.227
Summary:

Returning the corrected proof of the note to be added to one of JH's papers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6788

From:
William Rutter Dawes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 December 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.105
Summary:

Announcing the sudden death of his wife. The Taylors are with him.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6836

From:
Warren de La Rue
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 December 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.146
Summary:

Please accept his thanks for his article on telescopes. Comments on JH's views. Would like 50 copies of the article to distribute to opticians.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8141

From:
John Gardner Wilkinson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 December 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.409
Summary:

Thanks for copy of JH's ['Remarks on Colour-Blindness' (1859-60)].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8928

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the London Times
Date:
[12 December 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23:321
Summary:

[It having been asserted in the Times that the Russians have not communicated about the climate at Pekin], JH notes that in fact wonderfully detailed meteorological observations for Pekin from 1850 to 1855 have been widely distributed by the Russians.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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