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Herschel7100

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Augustus De Morgan
Date:
1858
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.251
Summary:

Is AD interested in the Lowndean Professorship at Cambridge?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7253

From:
Sophia E. De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1858 or later]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.434
Summary:

Sending some examples of sensorial vision

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7254

From:
Sophia E. De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1858 or later]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.435
Summary:

Sending a magazine containing a notice of JH's paper on sensorial vision.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel855

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[1858?]
Source of text:
JHS 4.7
Summary:

Describes lodgings taken in London; JH is working hard on his Physical Geography.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel858

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[1858?]
Source of text:
JHS 4.10
Summary:

JH spent most of the day before in a meeting, and with a man selling an engraving of scientists of 1806.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9194

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[30 January 1858]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20795 (C: RS:HS 23.218)
Summary:

Discusses B.A.A.S. business and asks for WW's views on some magnetic observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

JHC140

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
12 January 1858
Source of text:
JDH/2/22/1/1 f.12-13, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

JDH characterises himself to Asa Gray as a full throated critic. He often disagrees with his Father [William Jackson Hooker], who can be stuck in old ways of thinking, JDH stops him from publishing outdated views. They clashed over the JOURNAL [OF BOTANY] work, JDH is glad it is discontinued. JDH offers Gray species of Rubiaceae, he might bring them himself if he goes to the USA this year. Has consulted Huxley re. Gray's notes on vitality & offers his comments. Discusses his thoughts on dedoublement, at length, he has discussed the theory with [George] Bentham[GB] & does not consider it logical. Mentions Gray's work on Balanophoreae. Discusses in detail Dicotyledonous exogens & the hierarchy of flowering plants, enumerating the characteristics which should define the highest type. He thinks that the 'vegetable ladder' should be arranged by physiology of the reproductive organs with organic complexity secondary: this would elevate gymnosperms above Phaenogams. [Arthur] Henfrey has found the corpuscula[?] in Gnetum, he suspects the seeds take 7 years to ripen. JDH describes the development of Gnetum ovule during fertilisation. JDH is working on East India Company Assistant Surgeon competitive examination papers & Royal Society Report for [David] Livingstone's expedition. Comments that Gray has correctly described Sambucus fruit. Describes his observations on ovules in different plant genera & families: Viburnum, Caprifol[iaceae]. Conv[olvulaceae]. Aral[iaceae]. Umbelli[ferae]. Rubiaceae, with particular reference to raphe in Lonicerae. He suspects ovule structure will lead to affinities. He discusses his study of Chimonanthus, which he places nearer Monimiaceae & Annonads than Rosaceae, calycifloral characteristics being key. JDH thinks Cumming's Morinda is new. He is sending a fruit of Ceylon [Sri Lanka] Eupyrena. GB recommends his notes on Rubiaceae. Gray could send his notes on Timonius to the Linnean journal, JDH has not received the proof of Gray's Magnolia paper.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1422

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Miles Joseph Berkeley
Date:
?-?-1858?
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.219-221, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

Tyndall1477

From:
Carlo Matteucci
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
2 jan. 1858
Source of text:
MS JT/1/M/63, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1478

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
8th Jan. 1858
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/635; MS JT/1/HTYP/507, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1479

From:
Tommy Grieve
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
January 11th 1858
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/1/467, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1480

From:
Frances Hooker
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/8/2557, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1481

From:
George Gabriel Stokes
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Jan. 13th 1858
Source of text:
MS JT/1/S/219; MS JT/1/TYP/4/1361-2, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1482

From:
Frances Hooker
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/8/2558, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1483

From:
Auguste de la Rive
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
le 18 jan. 1858.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/D/93; MS JT/1/TYP/354-5, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1484

From:
Samuel Haughton
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
18 Jan. 1858.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/2/487, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1485

From:
John Barlow
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/B/22, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1486

From:
Juliet Pollock
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/P/167, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1487

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Juliet Pollock
Date:
23rd Jan. 1858
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/1131; MS JT/1/TYP/6/1930, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1488

From:
Henry Clifton Sorby
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Jan. 28/58
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/4/1353, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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