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Herschel3265

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Strahan & Co.
Date:
[4 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.29
Summary:

Comments and will consider writing on article subjects proposed by Dr. [Norman?] McLeod. Requests Hebrew version of Genesis, chapter 1, with pronunciation and translation guides.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel564

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[5 February 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.270 & 6.200.111
Summary:

Is trying to discover the train connections that will allow JH to come to a meeting of the Standards Committee without coming to London overnight. 'Catalogue of Nebulae' is now in proof state [see GA's 1863-10-9] and needs to be checked.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1421

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
[5 February 1864]
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library 7656/H704
Summary:

Responds to GS's letters of 1864-2-4 about procedures for printing JH's 'Catalogue of Nebulae' and receipt of William Herschel's manuscripts .

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel466

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1864-2-6 or later
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.114
Summary:

As JH has made minor changes in many calculated results, the proof sheets cannot be easily compared with the calculation sheets [see GA's 1864-2-6].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1971

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Felix Taylor
Date:
[7 February 1864]
Source of text:
Oxford History of Science Museum 58/11
Summary:

JH declines to negotiate further about FT's continuing occupancy of Herschel House.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12891

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Photographic News
Date:
[7 February 1864]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0303; Reel 1054
Summary:

Asserts that a process for obtaining 'Turnbull's blue' recently published in PN was discovered and published in 1842 by JH. Adds a second case in which JH anticipated another author's result.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel566

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[9 February 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.273
Summary:

Is now too ill to come to the meeting of the Standards Committee; replies to GA's queries about how to clean up the pound [see GA's 1864-2-8].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9219

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[10 February 1864]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.207110 (C: RS:HS 24.30)
Summary:

Responds to WW's comments on parts of JH's translation of Homer's Iliad. Is sending his rendering of Book V. Has been ill.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8351

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Hodgson
Date:
[18 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.153 (C: RS:HS 24.31)
Summary:

Charles Pritchard was wrong in ascribing priority for diagonal reflecting telescope in Pritchard's address to R.A.S. As early as 1825, JH was first to use diagonal reflector. Describes its construction.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1422

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
[23 February 1864]
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library 7656/H705
Summary:

Further about nebulae catalogue [see JH's 1864-2-5].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8352

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Hodgson
Date:
[27 February 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.154 (C: RS:HS 24.32)
Summary:

Did not insinuate that RH plagiarized JH's idea of 'diagonal reflector,' but feels justified in defending JH's claim to being first to apply it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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