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SOMERVILLE304

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
17 Apr 1856
Source of text:
HS 16.358, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel10142

From:
Thomas Greenwood
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 October 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.29
Summary:

Found his letter acknowledging the gift of his book awaiting him on his return from the continent. Reasons why he wrote the book. Has had letter from William Whewell. Hears that JH's health has not been good.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10990

From:
Manuel John Johnson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 October 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.336
Summary:

Pleased to hear that JH was engaged on his old pursuits. Is grateful for pointing out his mistake. Regarding meteorological registration by means of photography.

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

Herschel11176

From:
Francis Charles Knowles
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 December 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.66
Summary:

Has received news of a cargo of cryolite from Greenland. Outlines the various possibilities of using it for the manufacture of chemicals and glass. Sends his method of manufacturing aluminium.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11642

From:
John McClelland
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 July 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.7
Summary:

Will give him great pleasure to call at Collingwood in the near future. Grieved to hear of JH's illness. Begs acceptance of a set of papers of Dr. William Griffith.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11664

From:
James Maclaren
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 December 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.29
Summary:

Sends another pamphlet on the gold question. On the last page he will find JM has adopted JH's suggestion, though he does not give the source. Thinks that these suggestions should prove useful to France.

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

Herschel11951

From:
Charles May
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 July 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.313
Summary:

Recently came across some instructions JH had drawn up for persons who are color blind. Sends a note explaining the work of William Pole on this same subject. Has left the manufactory at Ipswich.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12194

From:
Robert M. Morrell
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 December 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.52
Summary:

Forwards the draft of the words of the Memorial to be presented to Her Majesty. Nonmembers of the League have signed. On receipt of JH's reply will forward the written headings for JH's signature.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13812

From:
Charles De La Pryme
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
15 January [1856]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0162; Reel 1087
Summary:

Encourages JH to contest Cambridge University seat in Parliament, following death of Henry Goulburn.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1383

From:
George Gabriel Stokes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 June 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.31
Summary:

Writes to clarify his understanding of the word 'fluorescence.' Asks JH to review a paper on color-blindness.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1385

From:
George Gabriel Stokes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 July 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.33
Summary:

Further thoughts [see GS's 1856-6-27] on the nature of fluorescence, including that it is a transient phosphorescence.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1386

From:
George Gabriel Stokes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 July 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.34
Summary:

Continues comments on fluorescence from letter of 1856-7-8; then shows mathematically that JH's solution for the problem of Mahomet's coffin [see GS's 1856-7-1] will not work.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1388

From:
George Gabriel Stokes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 July 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.36
Summary:

Comments on one of the magnetism experiments JH described in his letter of 1856-7-14.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14056

From:
John Gellibrand Hubbard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 May 1856]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0278; Reel 1087
Summary:

Where in JH's evidence to Parliamentary Decimal Commission did JH give number of coins that require recoinage?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14150

From:
Thomas Spring-Rice
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 January 1856]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0376; Reel 1087
Summary:

TS will be chairman of Decimal Coinage commission. Do majority of bankers queried by JH favor this decimal system? Death of William Whewell's wife, Cordelia, sister-in-law of TS.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14829

From:
T[?] P[?]
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 May 1856]
Source of text:
Hydrographic Office Letter Book
Summary:

Writes on behalf of the Lords of the Admiralty to thank JH for his suggestions relating to C. P. Smyth's trip to the peak of Teneriffe.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1715

From:
Harry George Wakelyn Smith
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 March 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.202
Summary:

Note asking JH to patronize an artist's exhibition in London.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1985

From:
Sir William Pole
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 August 1856]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.18
Summary:

Thanks JH for his note. States R.S.L. is sending his paper to JH as a referee. Gives details of his own case of di-chromic vision.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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