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Herschel1113

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
[12 October 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 25.10.11
Summary:

Acknowledges receipt of a paper by [William] Pole, which JH will review.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11175

From:
Francis Charles Knowles
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 October 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.65
Summary:

Thinks it may be a good idea to utilize aluminium to coat the speculum of reflecting telescopes. Is shortly to take command of iron works and furnaces and hopes to carry out experiments to produce barytic glass.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11615

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Charles Knowles
Date:
[16 October 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.182
Summary:

Thinks that aluminum coating on telescope mirrors may work [see FK's 1856-10-9]; also suggests looking into flouric glass containing aluminum for lenses of low dispersion power.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11802

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 October 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.162
Summary:

Sends some photographs with comments. Pleased to hear JH is in much better health. Received a circular from U. J. J. Leverrier requesting meteorological information. Sends meteorological observations made at the Observatory during the last fourteen years.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3208

From:
George Gabriel Stokes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 October 1856]
Source of text:
RS MM.16.157
Summary:

Sends [William?] Pole's paper on color blindness, in case JH wishes to examine it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6822

From:
Warren de La Rue
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 October 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.137
Summary:

Returned late on Thursday. Is gratified by JH's praise of his drawings of Saturn. Includes some further drawings and comments on JH's queries.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6823

From:
Warren de La Rue
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 October 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.138
Summary:

Made some observations of Jupiter after his last letter. Thought JH might be interested in seeing them. Would be grateful for any comments, which he will incorporate into his final drawing.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

JHC1172

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Professor Charles Cardale Babington
Date:
26 October 1856
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/1 f.136, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1335

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
George Bentham
Date:
3 October 1856
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.119, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

Tyndall1280

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
Wednesday night
Source of text:
MS JT/H/470-1, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1281

From:
Thomas Archer Hirst
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Oct. 5th, 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/H/228, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1282

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Edward Frankland
Date:
Monday
Source of text:
Frankland, 248, JRL
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1283

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/1005, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1284

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
9th Oct. 1856.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/H/476, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1285

From:
Henry Moseley
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
9 Oct. 1856.
Source of text:
MS JT/3/897, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1286

From:
Carlo Matteucci
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
10 octobre 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/M/60, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1287

From:
Heinrich Debus
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
am 12 Oct. 1856.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/7/2416-17, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1288

From:
Samuel Haughton
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
20 October 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/2/482, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1289

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Arthur Auguste de la Rive
Date:
26th, Oct, 1856
Source of text:
MS JT/1/339, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1290

From:
Wilhelm Josef Grailich
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
26 Oct. 1856.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/G/12, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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