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DCP-LETT-297

From:
Susan Elizabeth Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 Feb 1836
Source of text:
DAR 97(ser. 2): 30–1
Summary:

CD’s 27th birthday. News of family and friends. A niece, Mary Susan Parker, born 31 January.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-298

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton
Date:
14 Feb 1836
Source of text:
DAR 223
Summary:

All prefer Hobart Town and its society to Sydney. CD’s view on emigration to colonies. All on board are homesick.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-299

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
15 Feb 1836
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 48)
Summary:

Finds the voyage tedious at present.

Expects that the different scientific societies will be of the greatest use to his work in London when he returns home.

Gives some impressions of Australia.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

RS-MM-000011

From:
John Dalton
To:
Major Emmet
Date:
13 February 1836
Source of text:
MM/1/11, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

SOMERVILLE126

From:
Ada Byron (King)
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
10 Feb 1836
Source of text:
MSBY 3 / 66, Dep. c. 367, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE127

From:
Ada Byron (King)
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
16 Feb 1836
Source of text:
MSBY 3 / 67, Dep. c. 367, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE196

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
22 Feb 1836
Source of text:
MSF1
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE27

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
7 Feb 1836
Source of text:
MSB1 / 250, Dep. c. 369, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel10093

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 February 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.430
Summary:

Of health, family news, and the reception of JG's latest book [letter completed 1836-2-17].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11384

From:
John Augustus Lloyd
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
10 February [1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.294
Summary:

Has just received JH's two letters of 5 and 25 Dec. Will prepare duplicates of his letters and pendulum observations and send them to Francis Beaufort. Has still heard nothing about the Observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11389

From:
John Augustus Lloyd
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 February 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.300
Summary:

Forwarding meteorological and magnetic observations for Sept. and Dec. 1835. Has had no letter from the Governor, but is given to understand he may spend £100 towards the erection of a tide gauge. Have had two violent floods.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11493

From:
Carl F. H. von Ludwig
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 February 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.406
Summary:

Dr. Andrew Smith arrived yesterday in the Bay and landed in the evening; has not seen Smith himself yet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11722

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 February 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.84
Summary:

Many thanks for the portrait; it shall soon have a resting place. Will not rest until the comet observations are en route to England. T. G. Taylor does not observe himself. There was a beautiful occultation of three stars last night.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11723

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 February 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.85
Summary:

Would welcome changes in the nomenclature of the constellations. Hesitates to compute the observations of John Burrow.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11854

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
26] February [1836
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.213
Summary:

When in Cape Town he heard there was a parcel, probably of books, for JH, so has arranged for it to be delivered. Has had newspapers, etc., from England but not a word about the comet's northern tour. Encloses a copy of Thomas Henderson's Cape Declinations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11860

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
5] February [1836
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.219
Summary:

Congratulations on the birth of JH's son Alexander. Has a man preparing the old Ramsden Equatorial as the calculations from the repeating circle are so troublesome. Observations of the comet this morning were excellent.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12111

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[7 February 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.198
Summary:

About an anomaly in one of JH's lists of observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12112

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[21 February 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.199
Summary:

About the principles whereby the nomenclature of the constellations might be reformed.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12521

From:
John Philip
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 February 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.388
Summary:

Comments on the accusations made about himself before the Aborigines Committee.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12837

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[20 February 1836]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0241; Reel 1054 (Cdraft: RS:HS 25.15.2)
Summary:

Having read John Burrow's book, JH proposes procedure for analyzing masses of data from [African] Expedition. Will volunteer to interpolate chronometer errors if TM will undertake computations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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