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Herschel6747

From:
William Rutter Dawes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.65
Summary:

Has had to terminate his appointment at George Bishop's Observatory and is determined to leave London and settle in the country. Has heard of a residence near Hawkhurst and would like to visit JH this coming Monday.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6890

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Augustus De Morgan
Date:
[29 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.175
Summary:

Wants to set up a benefit club; for mutual insurance of artisans, etc., and is asking AD for actuarial information.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6891

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.190
Summary:

Regarding the workings of Insurance Companies and Benefit Societies. Recommends an actuary. Hopes JH will come down for the Anniversary meeting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6932

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Augustus De Morgan
Date:
1844
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.216
Summary:

Government intention to reduce interest in savings banks may well affect JH's benefit society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7350

From:
Unidentified
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1844?]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 3/1.1.15; Reel 7
Summary:

Refers to 17 July 1827 communication from W. J. Burchell in Brazil to J. S. Duncan, brother of Phillip Duncan, noting increased brightness of Eta Navis, and that Alpha Centauri and Alpha Crucis are double stars.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7351

From:
W. S. Mackay
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1844-1 or later]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 3/1.1.16; Reel 7
Summary:

Extract [in JH's hand] from WM's letter describing increasing brightness of Eta Argus. [JH annotation: See 'Ast. Soc. Notices Jan 12/44']

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7427

From:
Peter Stewart
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
29 January] [1844
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/1.9; Reel 9
Summary:

If publication costs exceed £1000 available, PS suggests publishing JH's [Cape Results] in two separate volumes, subsidizing 'drier' part for 'men of Science,' and selling 'interesting' part. Explains how PS applied [limited] government grants to works of [Andrew] Smith and Charles Darwin.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7933

From:
Hensleigh Wedgwood
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1844 or later]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.136
Summary:

Gives reason for writing [Principles of Geometric Demonstration (1844)]. Plans later edition in which HW will cite JH's statement in [Quarterly Review]. Role of sense experience in axioms.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8776

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Lindley
Date:
[6 January 1844]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens (draft: RS:HS 11.231 & 22.221)
Summary:

[Responding to JL's 1844-12-30], declines JL's request that JH write a series of articles on meteorology, because of JH's need to work on the manuscript for JH's Cape Results. Hopes eventually to write on meteorology.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9649

From:
Paul Heinrich Fuss
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.388
Summary:

Sending copies of his Correspondence mathématique for the R.S.L. Will send some notices of the Arctic expedition.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9837

From:
James A. Gordon
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.171
Summary:

Returned home full of health after his stay with JH. Visited the Pirie's at Maidstone. Someone suggested JH was the author of Vestiges. Mr. Pirie agrees with their project. Experiments by electricity for inducing plant growth. Mrs. Pirie has been giving him details of mesmerism at Maidstone.

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John Herschel Project
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