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Herschel571

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.243
Summary:

Has heard that the Indian government may adopt the metric system; wants to gather, and send to India, information against metrication; JH still wants to bring the earth's axis length into the measuring system.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel916

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[25 April 1866]
Source of text:
JHS 5.36
Summary:

Responds to MH's report on the health of [?]; JH and family went out nightingale hunting last night. [Also enclosed is a short letter from daughter Amelia to MH.]

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