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Herschel4115

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Pritchard
Date:
[3 November 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.103
Summary:

Solar spectrum observations of John Herschel (son of JH) may have produced detection of the photosphere and corona at a time other than a total solar eclipse.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1452

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
[8 November 1868]
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library 7656/H719
Summary:

Comments on JH's son's reports [see GS's 1868-11-6]; recalls idea of JH's father, William Herschel, about nature of solar light; transit of Mercury 'beautiful'.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3207

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Johnstone Stoney
Date:
[10 November 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.242 (C: 24.237)
Summary:

Thanks for paper on physical constitution of sun and stars. Discusses possibility of vast atmosphere for sun.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11648

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George A. MacFarren
Date:
[16 November 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.13 & 24.238
Summary:

Is obliged for GM's letter and for the trouble he has taken over JH's paper on musical scales. Object in writing this paper was to clear the ground as it were. Elucidates some of the points in his own paper and comments on parts of GM's paper.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10678

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Sir William Huggins
Date:
[22 November 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.239
Summary:

Thanks to WH for the photograph of solar protruberances; comments on polarization of light from the sun.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12140

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Robert Main
Date:
[24 November 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.240
Summary:

Seems to JH to be some systematic error in some of RM's observations; JH includes examples.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3526

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
[26 November 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.241 (C: RI 547-8)
Summary:

Thanks for paper on action of solar and electric light on vapors, which should give JT further insight into blue color of sky and polarization of skylight. Comments on the latter. JH's son [Alexander] is working hard at Glasgow.

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John Herschel Project
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