Search: letter in document-type 
Herschel, John in author 
1840-1849::1843::02 in date 
Sorted by:

Showing 1–6 of 6 items

Herschel8297

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Stewart
Date:
1843-2
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.102
Summary:

Agrees to provide Josiah Quincy with extracts from letters by James Grahame. Highlights of Grahame's life.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5355

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[14 February 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.302
Summary:

Regarding the deeds for CB's brother-in-law. Is sorry that CB could not see the blasting of the cliffs at Dover.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3810

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Robert Hunt
Date:
[17 February 1843]
Source of text:
George Eastman House, 15.17 (C: RS:HS 22.147)
Summary:

Clarification of priority to the prismatic analysis of the Daguerreotype photograph; comments on the location of a limiting diaphragm in a camera obscura.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8654

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Robert Hunt?]
Date:
[23 February 1843]
Source of text:
Manchester Central Library
Summary:

Thanks for the 'exquisite specimen of Daguerreotype.' Speculates on the possibility of making Daguerreotype portraits small enough to be set in rings or in shirt pins.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6107

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Baily
Date:
[24 February 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.234 (C: RS:HS 25.8.49)
Summary:

Thanks for his paper on the Earth. Wishes his own Cape work was finished and of the same standard as FB's work. Regarding support for Dr. W. B. O'Shaughnessy when his election to the R.S.L. is being considered.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6108

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Baily
Date:
1843-2-[25 or later]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.235 (C: RS:HS 25.8.50)
Summary:

Will start work on the Southern Constellations without delay. Thanks for his remarks on W. B. O'Shaughnessy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Author
Addressee
Correspondent
Date
Document type
Contributor
Transcription available