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Herschel7368

From:
John Sedgwick
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 June 1840]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 4/3.22 verso; Reel 7
Summary:

Asks for JH's support at next week's vestry meeting. JH is entitled to six votes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7369

From:
John David Roberton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 June 1840]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 4/3.23 verso; Reel 7
Summary:

Announces meeting of R.S.L. Council on Saturday 27 June. [JH annotation: Received on '27th June!']

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7370

From:
John David Roberton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 June 1840]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 4/3.26 verso; Reel 7
Summary:

Formal statement that JH received parcel of manuscripts. Announces R.S.L. Council meeting for 9 July.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7927

From:
Matthew Henry Webster
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 June 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.130
Summary:

Received JH's letter of 4 Nov. [1829] in February. Sends report by university regents [to New York state legislature] and MW's [meteorological] observations. Will send more U.S. observations later.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8556

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[15 June 1840]
Source of text:
BostonPubLib Ms.Eng. 397
Summary:

Has no objection to the recipient's republication of the 'Examples of the Differ. & Integl Calculus by Mr. Peacock,' to which JH contributed.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8829

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[19 June 1840]
Source of text:
Science Museum Talbt 1/26
Summary:

Praises various photographs by WT and notes changes in some. Recounts optical experiments, recent and planned, by JH on rock-salt.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9111

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[1840-6]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20741 (RS:HS 22.47 & 22.36)
Summary:

Gives JH's new address in Hawkhurst. Bring Mr. Bunt's planetarium when WW comes to Hawkhurst. Announces new photographic results.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9493

From:
William Henry Fitton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 June 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.238
Summary:

Is grateful for his paper on the solar spectrum. Hopes he will continue his experiments with light so that posterity may benefit, as would have been the case if Smithson Tennant had persisted with his efforts. Regarding some of the geological theories of the times. Hopes JH will come and stay with them. R. I. Murchison is on the continent.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9660

From:
Thomas Galloway
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 June 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.10
Summary:

Sending officially the thanks of the Council of the R.A.S. to JH and Caroline Herschel for their gift of the telescope. Hopes JH will convey these thanks to Miss Herschel.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0006

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Sarah Tyndall
Date:
June 8th, 1840
Source of text:
MS JT/1/10/3186, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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FVM-40-06-28

From:
Iwanne Müller
To:
Ferdinand von Mueller
Date:
28 June 1840
Source of text:
Private hands
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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