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Herschel8152

From:
Mary Anne Wilson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 November 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.420
Summary:

Recalls happy days JH spent with MW's relatives. MW is now 76 and in good health, but experiencing financial difficulties. Will JH help her? Reports news of her brothers, Alexander and Patrick.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8153

From:
Mary Anne Wilson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 November 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.421
Summary:

Deep appreciation for JH's donation.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8391

From:
J. Park Harrison
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 November 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.276
Summary:

Notes regular maxima and minima in 50-year temperature curves. Offers theory relating these to phases of moon. Compares it to J. H. Mädler's theory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8574

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[India Office]
Date:
[16 November 1866]
Source of text:
BostonPubLib Ms.Eng.231(1)
Summary:

Corrects earlier statement that JH has not received vol. 4 of the study of India written by [Robert and Hermann] Schlagentweit

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel895

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Herschel (son)
Date:
5 November [1866]
Source of text:
JHS 5.15
Summary:

Worried by not having heard from son John, especially as there is cholera in India; JH sends news of the family, especially of how bright the younger girls are; also comments on world events and about books sent to John.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8956

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the British Meteorological Society
Date:
[14 November 1866]
Source of text:
Proceedings of the British Meteorological Society, 3 (1867), 273-5
Summary:

Presents in some detail and with an illustration his observations of the meteor shower 13-14 Nov. 1866.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9693

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Robert A. T. Gascoyne-Cecil
Date:
[26 November 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.177
Summary:

Comments on a multi-volume work on India by the Schlaginweits [Hermann and Robert], suggesting that the work contains much extraneous computation and detail and should be compressed. Questions whether further publication on the present scale is justified.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

JHC1178

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Professor Charles Cardale Babington
Date:
18 November 1866
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/1 f.142, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC1179

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Professor Charles Cardale Babington
Date:
26 November 1866
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/1 f.143, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC146

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
13 November 1866
Source of text:
JDH/2/22/1/1 f.22, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

JDH writes that he looks forward to Asa Gray's new edition of the MANUAL [OF THE BOTANY OF THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES]. JDH has found revisions to the New Zealand Manual difficult, especially regarding Cryptogams; amongst which only the algae have been well classified thanks to Harvey. Discusses the delay in publishing the manuscript of GENERA OF CAPE PLANTS. Praises Lefever. Complains that Muller is giving his name to pre-existing species & creating synonyms, apparently on the advice of Alphonse De Candolle [ADC] whom JDH finds arrogant & narrow minded. ADC has been unwilling to accept any of JDH's proposed changes to PRODROMUS SYSTEMATIS NATURALIS REGNI VEGETABILIS. Munro's paper on Bambuseae & Triana's paper on Melastoma will be read at the Linnean Society. Morse & Sons of Boston called at Kew. JDH reads THE NATION. Is glad that the Tories will take up 'the Alabama Case', though JDH is 'a Whig myself' (if anything), he thinks the aristocracy had wiser ideas during the 'American War'. He comments on the relative morals, honour & violent tendencies of the upper, middle & lower classes in Britain, with reference to natural selection. Gives his opinion of Malthus' book on population [AN ESSAY ON THE PRINCIPLE OF POPULATION].

Contributor:
Hooker Project

JHC147

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
19 November 1866
Source of text:
JDH/2/22/1/1 f.23, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

JDH informs Asa Gray that he will be happy to see Mr Dexter or Lawrence regarding the Peabody affair. He has found an earlier indication of Euploca in PEOCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. Has asked Munroe to reply to Gray directly. Munroe recently read a paper on Bambuseae at the Linnean Society. JDH adds that he is sending Gray a photograph.

Contributor:
Hooker Project
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