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Herschel14557

From:
Charles Edward Trevelyan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 June 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0553.17; Reel 1093
Summary:

Write official letter to CT proposing wages for E. W. Ward's sappers and miners temporarily assisting at Mint. Letters for £150,000 of silver coins were sent.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1795

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 June 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0636.8 (C: RGO 6.341.44)
Summary:

Some difficulty about locating a particular standard pound weight, and the letter requesting the use of it [see JH's 1853-6-20].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1912

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Thomas Brande
Date:
[10 June 1853]
Source of text:
WT B.10
Summary:

Gives instructions as to how to prepare a piece of copper for coining.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4214

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Pritchard
Date:
[9 June 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.77 (C: RS:HS 23.135)
Summary:

Expresses grave concern at interest in ideas of table turning among many of the boys at Clapham school. Writes of importance of the education of the next generation. Reiterates his claim that all force is associated with will.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel477

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 June 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.339.62a
Summary:

Asks JH to let an examination be made of the standard pound kept at the Royal Mint [see WM's 1853-6-8].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel498

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Hallowes Miller
Date:
[8 June 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.341.42
Summary:

Spells out procedure for letting WM have access to standard weights.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel499

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[20 June 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.341.43
Summary:

Informs GA of the discovery of an earlier standard pound weight found at the Royal Mint.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7329

From:
A. R. Drummond
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 June 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.505
Summary:

Has started a fund for the Miss Grettons.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8341

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Donaldson
Date:
[18 June 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.144 (C: RS:HS 23.136)
Summary:

JH's interpretation of John Reid's bequest supporting professorship of music at University of Edinburgh.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8851

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Herbert Spencer
Date:
[13 June 1853]
Source of text:
Univ. of London Library
Summary:

Thanks HS for his 'highly interesting' paper on the 'Universal Postulate,' which will appear in the Westminster Review.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8917

From:
John Stewart
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 June 1853]
Source of text:
Athenaeum, #1341 (July 9, 1853), 83 & Journal of the Photographic Society, 1:8
Summary:

Describes a method developed by [J. J.] Heilmann of 'taking from glass negatives positive impressions of different dimensions.' Praises JH's suggestion that public records be preserved on microscopic negatives.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8975

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Jones
Date:
[1853-6-16 or later]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.c.5362
Summary:

Invites RJ to visit. Wishes to discuss matter [of political economy] presented to RJ by [Edward] Ryan. Comments on examination system at Haileybury College, advising RJ to 'teach boldly.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Tyndall0764

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/562; MS JT/1/HTYP/243, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0765

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Henry Bence Jones
Date:
5th June ,1853
Source of text:
MS AD/02/B/02/A/11/17-18; MS JT/2/13b/606-7, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0766

From:
Henry Bence Jones
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
June 6. 1853
Source of text:
MS JT/1/J/52; MS JT/1/TYP/683, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0767

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/563; MS JT/1/HTYP/244, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0768

From:
John Tyndall
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
13th June 1853
Source of text:
Stokes Correspondence, Letter 7656, Cambridge University
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0769

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/564; MS JT/1/HTYP/245, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0770

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/565, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0771

From:
John Tyndall
To:
William Francis
Date:
22nd June 1853
Source of text:
27/33, RDS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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