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Herschel1330

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.279a
Summary:

Has received urgent request from Athenaeum to allow them to publish paper on 'Photogenic Drawing' before it is read to R.S.L. in light of announcement of the 'Parisian invention.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13401

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Edward Sabine]
Date:
[1839]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0632; Reel 1089
Summary:

Submits payment to J. D. Roberton for 'Association' bills. Glad that ES approves of JH's draft article on terrestrial magnetism for Quarterly Review. Fears R.S.L. was premature in proposing experimental institutions; public was not prepared for such large expenditures for science. Prefers ES's suggestion of temporary magnetical and meteorological observatory. Strong disagreement from [C. J.] Riddell in America.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13409

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
1839
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0642; Reel 1089
Summary:

Will send two photometers and three-year supply of paper to [?]. One goes to J. C. Ross and one to F. Eardley Wilmot at Cape of Good Hope. Instructions for using photometers. Hopes [?] Robinson forwarded actinometers to Woolwich as JH directed. These should be checked at St. Helena. Instruction for using actinometers. Sent report to Humphrey Lloyd at B.A.A.S. Returns [?]'s Daguerre newspaper containing 'impudent notice about M. Pambour and his great Wheels.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13823

From:
H. Moreton Dyer
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 January 1839]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0172.1; Reel 1087
Summary:

Sent wrong paper to JH in Nov. 1838. Now sends complete meteorological journal from Mr. Lees, HD's stepson. [JH annotation: Answered 18 Jan. 1839.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2468

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1839?].
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.322
Summary:

Cabinet found R.S.L. recommendations unsatisfactory. Merchants are urging the value of good geographical and magnetic charts of southern ocean. Geographical Society is preparing a document. Wolverly Attwood, M.P., questioning ministers in Parliament on this matter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2479

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[1839].
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.333
Summary:

Discusses Harvard University offer to make magnetic measurements. Requests ES to read Admiralty extracts. Asks questions regarding JH's upcoming review [in Quarterly Review] of several works on terrestrial magnetism.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2891

From:
Heinrich Christian Schumacher
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.382
Summary:

Forwards a request from C. F. Gauss for magnetic observations made in England.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3601

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[John William Lubbock?]
Date:
[1839?]
Source of text:
RS LUB.H.353
Summary:

Advice on obtaining magnetical and meteorological apparatus for Van Diemen's Land observatory. Need to clear up finances.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4040

From:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 January 1839]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Recounts a letter from William Rowan Hamilton, President of the Royal Irish Academy, commending CH on her service to astronomy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4119

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[28 January 1839]
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton fMS Am 1301.1 (18)
Summary:

Invites WW to Slough before JH travels to Midhurst [to consider property for sale].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4630

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Admiralty
Date:
[1839 or 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.14
Summary:

Regarding Thomas Maclear's Cape Meridian.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4686

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.75 (C: RGO 6.368.618)
Summary:

Any news of Field Measuring bars—alteration in size of Observatory at Cape Town? Observations on use of magnetic needle. Has JH found a suitable country house yet?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5345

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.292
Summary:

Will bring CB's 'Engine' to Slough tomorrow, together with Dionysius Lardner's apparatus, which CB has 'taught to write.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5460

From:
Francis Beaufort
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.362
Summary:

Has mentioned to Dr. T. R. Robinson their hopes of supplying the Cape Observatory with an equatorial telescope and theodolite. Encloses Robinson's comments. George Dollond would take two years to mount such a telescope. Curious paper in the Comptes rendus.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6022

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.147
Summary:

At the recent council meeting of the R.A.S., JH was nominated as president. Is returning the letters of F. W. Bessel.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6023

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Baily
Date:
[14 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.148 (C: RS:HS 25.8.15)
Summary:

Is honored by being nominated as president but would prefer someone else as he is very busy and can ill spare the time.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6024

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 January 1839]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.149
Summary:

Regrets that he cannot change the mind of the council of the R.A.S. over its nomination of JH as president.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6157

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Baily
Date:
[1839?]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.283
Summary:

Observations of [Kensa?] received. The George Everest-Thomas Jervis affair.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6305

From:
Madame Biot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1839
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.66
Summary:

Offering her services while JH is in Paris.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7362

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
1839
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 4/2.3, 2.9, 2.10, and 2.13 (all verso); Reel 7
Summary:

JH's experiments to find compounds suitable for photography. Accidental discovery of effect of 'nitrate of Silver.' Note of 22 Jan. from Francis Beaufort alerted JH to L. J. M. Daguerre's secret processes and W. H. F. Talbot's experiments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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