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Herschel4774

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 December 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.163
Summary:

Regarding estimates and payment for a parallectical mounting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4775

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 December 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.164 (C: RGO 6.193.216)
Summary:

Regarding the condition for determining the best possible orbit for a double star.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5364

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 December 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.311
Summary:

Has just seen Lady Herschel and heard the news of his health. Urges him to come to town for treatment.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5365

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[20 December 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.312
Summary:

Health has improved. Regarding an experiment carried out at the Royal Institution.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5573

From:
Friedrich Eduard Beneke
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 December 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.63
Summary:

Writes in thanks for JH's kind words on several occasions about FB's ideas on psychology.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5624

From:
William Radcliffe Birt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 December 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.113
Summary:

The great atmospheric wave has returned; observations on this.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5625

From:
William Radcliffe Birt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 December 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.114
Summary:

Is sorry to hear of his indisposition. Regarding movements connected with the sun.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7386

From:
Charles Richard Weld
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 December 1845]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 4/9.41 verso; Reel 7
Summary:

Announces 18 Dec. meeting of Committee of Mathematics, Astronomy, and Physics.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8315

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[William Radcliffe Birt]
Date:
[8 December 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.121
Summary:

JH suffering chest pains. Delighted that WB again observed 'great symmetrical wave.' Sun's effect on atmosphere is like the wake of 'Leviathan going round & round in a confined ... harbour.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel872

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
1845-12
Source of text:
JHS 4.24
Summary:

Writes to ask MH's advice about ordering flowers for planting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel873

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
1845-12
Source of text:
JHS 4.25
Summary:

A little news, including some comments about JH's health.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel875

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[19 December 1845]
Source of text:
JHS 4.27
Summary:

About travel arrangements for MH's return home, along with the health of the family, and JH's progress on his latest book [Cape Results?].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9031

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Bellas Greenough
Date:
1845-12-19.
Source of text:
Univ.Coll.London Greenough
Summary:

Sending statement [written by C. White on Turkish coal fields] relating to the Coal Committee on which JH has been a 'sleeping partner.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9435

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
[20 December 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.185 & 22.261
Summary:

Sends details of an experiment he would like MF to carry out. Cannot do it himself as he has no suitable glass.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9436

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 December 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.186 & 22.262
Summary:

Has received his letter and suggestions for the experiment. Has ordered the glass from Newman. Is very busy so may not be able to carry out the experiment for a week or more. JH must keep the results secret for the time being.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

JHC1258

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
George Bentham
Date:
?-12-1845
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.20, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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WCP346

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Henry Walter Bates
Date:
28 December 1845
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/3/17
Summary:

Insect cabinets and boxes; opines that "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" is “ingenius [sic] theory” supported by “striking facts” but “remains to be proved” by more facts about “progressive development of species”; Lawrence's “Lectures on Man” interesting on formation of human races; Pritchard's physical history of man; distinction between species and varieties in man; Humboldt's "Cosmos" supports similar theories.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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