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Herschel2972

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adolphe Quetelet
Date:
[1863-8-19 or later]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #33
Summary:

Has talked to the lady who wrote account of the meteor. Finds her reliable. Has discovered other sightings of it. Sends report in French for printing in AQ's notices on meteors.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3093

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 August 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.258
Summary:

Has received letter on meteors of 1868-8-10. Map was very interesting. Is going to Berlin for congress on statistics. Discusses phenomena of 1854. Asks for JH's opinion on whether meteors are terrestrial in origin.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel464

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1863]
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.110
Summary:

Additional information is provided to that sent by E. J. Stone [see ES's 1863-7-9].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4871

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.259
Summary:

Regarding William Lassell's nebulae drawings in the R.A.S.'s Memoirs. House of Commons action concerning 'Weights and Measures.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4872

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.260 (C: RGO 6.380.267 inc)
Summary:

Has climbed Ben Nevis.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6345

From:
John C. Broun
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 August 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.109
Summary:

Thought he may be interested in the news of the proposed lectureship at the Cape.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6348

From:
R. S. Brown
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1863-8
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.112
Summary:

Sending papers to JH and would be glad if he would communicate them either to the B.A.A.S. or some influential journal.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6582

From:
John Capellini
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 August 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.324
Summary:

Has received his letter and will visit him on Tuesday, arriving at Etchingham station at 3:35 p.m.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7157

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 August 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.366
Summary:

Wife and family are on holiday at Portmadoc. Obtains his rhymes from Thomas Wright's Political Songs of England. Relates a tale of how a priest tricked a farmer in medieval times.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8037

From:
John Wrottesley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 August 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.304
Summary:

Invites Herschels to visit Wrottesley [Hall, Staffordshire] to witness James Glaisher's 'last high Balloon Ascent' from Wolverhampton on 13 Aug.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8038

From:
John Wrottesley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.305
Summary:

Invites Herschels to view James Glaisher's next balloon ascent, sometime after 20 Aug. Glaisher's report to B.A.A.S. on eight ascents is just out. JW identifies rapid ascent as cause of observation errors. Predicts adoption of imported [metric] 'Decimal Scale' from Continent.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

JHC1353

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
George Bentham
Date:
13 August 1863
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.145, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1354

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
George Bentham
Date:
?-8?-1863?
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.146, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

Tyndall2025

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
July 29th 1863
Source of text:
MS JT/1/HTYP/523, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall2026

From:
George Hector Tyndale
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
August 6th 1853
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/57; MS JT/1/TYP/5/1959-60, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall2027

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Juliet Pollock
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/1171; MS JT/1/TYP/6/2128-9, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall2028

From:
Thomas Archer Hirst
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Augst 26th/63
Source of text:
MS JT/1/H/249, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall2029

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
1863 August 27
Source of text:
MS JT/1/A/37; MS JT/1/TYP/1/27, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall2030

From:
Thomas E. Jenkins
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Aug 28th 1863
Source of text:
MS JT/1/J/26, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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