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Herschel5763

From:
David Brewster
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 July 1819]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.244
Summary:

Is anxious to receive his article on hyposulfurous acid as the volume is almost ready for the printer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5765

From:
David Brewster
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 August 1819]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.245
Summary:

Has heard from Charles Babbage that JH has sent him the article on hyposulfurous acid, but he has not in fact received it. Has seen Babbage a lot recently. Candidates for the Mathematical chair. Regarding colored rings in Carbonate of Potash. Has reserved his paper on Series for number 3.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5766

From:
David Brewster
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 September 1819]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.246
Summary:

Regarding refraction in various crystals and comparison with Newton's tables. Suggests a joint paper on the subject. His parcel has never arrived. Is working on a paper on rotating phenomena.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5768

From:
David Brewster
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 October 1819]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.247
Summary:

Thanks for letter. Would he send his paper to [William?] Blackwood. Thinks it only fair that JH's first paper on light should be written on his own, providing he acknowledges his discoveries. Comments on recent experiments. Who has written the article on polarization in the recent Edinburgh Review?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5769

From:
David Brewster
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 November 1819]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.248
Summary:

Has received his papers on hyposulfurous acid and Mother of Pearl. Comments regarding latter. Agreement necessary on nomenclature for light. His own and J. B. Biot's experiments on light. Would JH read his paper of 1818 and comment on it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5771

From:
David Brewster
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 December 1819]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.250
Summary:

Thanks for letters. Regarding printing of his papers. Would like to propose him Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Biot's law. Much obliged for his opinion respecting E. L. Malus. Thanks for crystal of carbonate of lime. Comments on this.

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John Herschel Project
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