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Herschel4451

From:
Walter White
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 December 1864]
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (100)
Summary:

Will distribute copies of a JH paper.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5740

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward William Brayley
Date:
[7 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.229 & 24.75
Summary:

Calling his attention to one of his own articles. Concerning Mr. Magers and Roger Boscovitch's views. Concerning Magellanic Clouds.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5741

From:
Edward William Brayley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.230
Summary:

[John] Davy's letter mentioning JH is published in the current P.M. Regarding JH's and Mr. Magers's psychic views.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6350

From:
H. S. Bryant
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.114
Summary:

Has to forward a copy of the Golden Calendar to him; how shall he send it?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6357

From:
Julia Margaret Cameron
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 December 1864]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Is sending JH and Lady Herschel a collection of photographs JC has taken. Discusses them, and her philosophy of photography. Thanks JH for being 'her first Teacher.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6395

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Julia Margaret Cameron
Date:
[4 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.160 & 24.74
Summary:

Has copied out some extracts from his translation of Homer and is wondering whether to publish the first twelve books. Comments on his views and poetry of Alfred Tennyson (1st Baron Tennyson).

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6396

From:
Julia Margaret Cameron
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.161
Summary:

Is grateful for JH's extracts from Homer. Hopes JH will publish before he has finished all the translation. Will write again soon.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6630

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[10 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.76
Summary:

Comments about translating Homer and about other translations appearing.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6715

From:
Gabriel Auguste Daubrée
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.31
Summary:

Further details about exhibiting samples of the South African meteorite [see GD's 1864-1-3]. [Letter illegible in parts.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6855

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Warren de La Rue
Date:
[4 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.163 & 24.73
Summary:

Thanks for the diary and pocket book. Sees that A. V. Guillemin has published an illustrated Astronomy [Le ciel (Paris, 1864)]. Thinks there is scope for publishing a volume of engravings of astronomical objects. Gives his own idea for the construction of a photometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6856

From:
Warren de La Rue
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.164
Summary:

Has received a letter from Angelo Secchi who states that he has seen James Nasmyth's 'willow leaves.' Remainder of letter relates to the JH prism, which he sent him through Cardinal N. P. S. Wiseman.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7807

From:
James Thomas Walker
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.15
Summary:

Sent JH 'Index Chart' of Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. Compares five triangulation methods: longitudinal series, George Everest's, G. B. Airy's, that of JH's son John, and minimum squares. JH's son and bride avoided cyclone that destroyed Calcutta Observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7808

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Thomas Walker
Date:
[10 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.16 (C: 24.77)
Summary:

Received Indian survey chart. JH's son John wrote of higher-order ellipsoidal triangles with sides based on geodesical triangles. JH objects that these violate principle of diagonal bracing. Proposes different triangles and names sites in India as apexes. Received G. B. Airy's paper on reduction.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7809

From:
James Thomas Walker
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.17
Summary:

Indian Triangulation chart showed progress to May 1862. Explains why arcs of meridians and parallels were chosen over diagonal braces. G. B. Airy's method of determining errors helped. Will take note and package from Maria [Herschel] to JH's son John.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9367

From:
William J. Edge
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.119
Summary:

Sending a weather almanac by a person called Orlando Whistlecroft. Comments on his weather forecasting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9378

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Friedrich Wilhelm Rudolph Engelmann
Date:
[12 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.131 (C: RS:HS 24.78)
Summary:

Thanks for the valuable series of measures of double stars. Regarding JH's method of calculating the orbit of a double star, which RE seems to have misunderstood.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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