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Herschel4291

From:
E. W. Payne
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 February 1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.148
Summary:

Discusses points of lunar and solar eclipse observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4554

From:
Charles Piazzi Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 February 1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.231
Summary:

A. G. Melville will start Meteorological Observatory at Queen's College, Galway. CPS discusses JH article on plans for building an ice-making machine.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5517

From:
Sophie Beckedorff
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[4 February 1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.7
Summary:

Family and political news.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5649

From:
William Radcliffe Birt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 February 1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.139
Summary:

Has received an interesting communication from the Rev. J. B. Reade of Stone, near Aylesbury, on the zodiacal light. Comments on this.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7008

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 February 1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.258
Summary:

Would he drop him a few lines on the orbit of the meteor for the R.A.S. Robert Potts of Trinity is to publish by subscription a translation of Robert Simson's Porisms.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7850

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 February 1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.54
Summary:

Admires chimes analogy in JH's 'On Circulating Functions' [1818]. Resumed interest in partitions of numbers in development of periodic functions. Finds JH's method superior. Encourages him to publish it. WH and Augustus De Morgan developed original method, which WH erred in attributing to Leonhard Euler. De Morgan's paper to Cambridge [Philosophical] Society demonstrates theorem leading to proof of Euler's theorem.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7851

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 February 1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.55
Summary:

Explains HW's method for periodic functions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7852

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 February 1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.56
Summary:

'Private & Confidential.' Urges JH to accept University of London's senate invitation to join Board, which JH previously declined. Names others invited.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7854

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1850-[2-27 or later]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.58
Summary:

'Private & Confidential.' All seven invited to join [University of London's] senate have agreed. Urges JH to reconsider.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8705

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Sir Henry Taylor
Date:
[4 February 1850]
Source of text:
Bodleian Library, Oxford
Summary:

Returning with gratitude HT's Statesman, which stimulated much political and social reflection in JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9316

From:
William Empson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
17 February [1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.70
Summary:

Would JH agree that his review of L. A. J. Quetelet's book on probabilities be allowed to stand until the June number as there is a large paper on observations for the next number [of the Edinburgh Review]?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

JHC98

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir William Jackson Hooker
Date:
-2-1850
Source of text:
JDH/1/10 f.260-261, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC99

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir William Jackson Hooker
Date:
28 February 1850
Source of text:
JDH/1/10 f.262-267, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

As a result of Rajah's tricks & climate JDH lost many parts of collections, now replacing. Thomas Thomson [TT] & Maxwell are surveying Rumman river. Lord Dalhousie has not settled TT & JDH's future route. Madden & J.M. Grant are leaving. JDH has sketch book for WJH, a Mrs Lydiard[?] insists on making a large coloured drawing for WJH. Discusses expenses for the FLORA ANTARCTICA. Sceptical of Mr Archer's plant, supposes it cannot be female Huon pine. Discusses leaving West Park for Aiton's house. Discusses instruments; telescope, azimuth compass, theodolite, barometer, actinometer, sextent watch, chemical box & mentions Thuillier's kindness. Parcels sent to Calcutta [Kolkata] containing seeds, items from Snows, Lhasa purses, Larch, Brunoniana, Khutrow cones, & whole specimens of R. nivale. Tchuka rhubarb & Rhododendron manuscript will go next mail. Falconer planted Webbiana seeds in Calcutta & the boxes go to England with JDH's 1848 dried collection & museum specimens. Vegetable bellows to follow & also 100 kinds of wood. Mentions bulky specimens, gunny cloth, lutea fibre, knife & cloth died red with munjeet from the Rajah, cloth died yellow with Symplocos, & fibres of Sterculia. Thinks Lushington & General made inconceivable mess of Sikkim affair & discuses this in detail. Hodgson delighted with 'Hodgsonia'. JDH sorry he cannot send drawings of anthers, has written to ask Cathcart. Discusses Wightia. Has recommended Thwaites to Wight. Royle[?] sent Tea pamphlet. Sends fragment of Cypress unlike Staunton's drawings. Thanks WJH for offer of money to travel in Nepaul [Nepal]. Mentions Bellender Ker [Kerr]. Thinks Greenough[?] very kind & will work on Geographical Society map. Discusses: the Donkiah [Dongkha La] pass, excellent coloured sketch of Thibet, Bhotia servant & profits for the Linnean Society. Has no acorns so far. Sends more Larch seeds by Secretary India House & has planted some.

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