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Herschel1874

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Benjamin Carpenter
Date:
[2 February 1842]
Source of text:
WT 67597.2
Summary:

Declines to review WC's recent work, and then JH justifies his position for the rest of the letter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8772

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Lindley
Date:
[3 February 1842]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens
Summary:

Asks about partially white leaves and about droplets of water forming at the tops of leaves. Has been studying the effects of spectral rays on vegetable colorings.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10417

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Henderson
Date:
[4 February 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.298 & 22.112
Summary:

Congratulates him on his discovery of the parallax of Alpha Centauri. Comments on this and makes suggestions for further examination.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-000663

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Humphrey Lloyd
Date:
8 February 1842
Source of text:
MM/11/170, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

RS-MM-000664

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Physical Committee
Date:
9 February 1842
Source of text:
MM/11/171, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel3770

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[10 February 1842]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0587.2.b; Reel 1058
Summary:

Is confident that by summer his sweeps will all be reduced and arranged in three catalogs for JH's Cape Results.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3282

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Roderick Impey Murchison
Date:
[13 February 1842]
Source of text:
EUL:Gen523/4/28
Summary:

On RM's stepping down as president of Geological Society. Where exactly abroad will RM pursue enquiries?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8701

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas I. M. Forster
Date:
[13 February 1842]
Source of text:
Bodleian Library, Oxford
Summary:

Has been ill for two months. Will be visited by Dr. Andrew Smith shortly. Hopes TF can come to Collingwood to meet Smith.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-000666

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
unknown
Date:
17 February 1842
Source of text:
MM/11/173, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel3490

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
R.S.L. Physical Committee
Date:
[17 February 1842]
Source of text:
RS MM 11.171 & 173
Summary:

Discusses how exceptional observations of meteorological and magnetical phenomena should be recorded and what significance should be attached to them. Cannot attend next meeting of committee.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel468

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[27 February 1842]
Source of text:
RGO 6.427.74
Summary:

Thanks GA for exercising GA's usual discretion in the matter of the funding of Charles Babbage's calculating machine [see GA's 1842-9-26].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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