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Herschel10403

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Henderson
Date:
[17 January 1829]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.283 & 21.34
Summary:

Rejoices to hear TH is a candidate for the Professorship of Astronomy at Edinburgh University. His astronomical work has been of great assistance to JH, especially his detection of the reasons for the error in the Greenwich Observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3618

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Samuel Stratford
Date:
[21 January 1829]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.83 (C: RS:HS 21.35)
Summary:

Wishing to maintain good opinion of public, JH cautiously recommends that a certain passage be omitted from a monthly notice in the Nautical Almanac.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5292

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 January 1829]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.237
Summary:

Will endeavor to obtain information about the fellowships at St. John's.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1233

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Thomas Graves
Date:
[24 January 1829]
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.65 & 66 (C: TCD 4015:112)
Summary:

The Council of the R.S.L. has asked JH to be the referee of JG's paper on logarithms, and JH disagrees with JG in a fundamental way. JH therefore asks JG to withdraw the paper and publish it elsewhere.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-56

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
[25–9 Jan 1829]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 8)
Summary:

Congratulates WDF on finishing at Cambridge; he regards his place as a very good one, and comments on how others did.

Father much pleased by gift of a swan.

Adds some entomological news.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel3434

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Buckland
Date:
[25 January 1829]
Source of text:
EUL:LaII643/25
Summary:

Regrets will be unable to join WB's party at Oxford.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10232

From:
John Thomas Graves
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 January 1829]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.119
Summary:

Is grateful for his comments. Will withdraw his paper as requested; at the same time he points out various aspects of how he arrived at the results.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5293

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[26 January 1829]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.238
Summary:

Can CB come down on Sunday to see about the machine?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE449

From:
James Mackintosh
To:
William Somerville
Date:
29 Jan 1829
Source of text:
MSM 1 / 163, Dep. c. 371, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
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Faraday0388a

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Roderick Impey Murchison
Date:
31 January 1829
Source of text:
Geological Society MS M/F4/1
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel8808

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[31 January 1829]
Source of text:
Science Museum Talbt 1/6
Summary:

Asks about a servant JH is considering hiring to accompany JH on JH's trip to the Continent.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

LINNEAN807

From:
Sir Thomas Gery Cullum
To:
Pleasance Smith
Date:
31 Jan 1829
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/13/114, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Concerned at account given of Smith's health and her rheumatism, which he has been suffering from himself. Lady Cullum cannot get rid of her nervous intermittent fever despite advice of [Willam George] Maton and Sir Henry Halford [(1766-1844), physician]. Surprised to see [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert, who has had such delicate health for last thirty-six years, at public meetings and dining with friends at home every day. His son and family spending winter in Paris and summer in Rome or Nice. Regarding negotiations for Linnean Society's purchase of [Sir James Edward Smith's] museum suggests compiling of a catalogue and that three valuers are appointed, one each by Smith and Society and another by both. Mr Oakes the banker died this morning.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

Herschel1544

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Thomas] Y[oung]
Date:
[1829?-2?].
Source of text:
APS B.H435p.29
Summary:

Appears to have refused an offer of a payment or position.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9068

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[1829-2]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20716 (draft: RS:HS 18.176 & C: 21.37)
Summary:

Invites WW to JH's wedding. Asks him to come early to meet the bride's family.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10048

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 February 1829]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.383
Summary:

Inconsequential chatter [letter completed 1829-2-7].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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HENSLOW-82

From:
Richard Leyland
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
2 February 1829
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8176: 109
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
Text Online

Faraday0389

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Thomas Joseph Pettigrew
Date:
3 February 1829
Source of text:
IEE MS SC 3
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel7822

From:
William Wallace
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 February 1829]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.26
Summary:

Thomas Henderson will visit London and inform JH of events at Edinburgh Observatory. Will WW's paper on instrument for multiplication interfere with Charles Babbage's proposed machine?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12557

From:
Giovanni Antonio Plana
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 February 1829]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.427
Summary:

Is concerned to discover if the various packages of memoirs that GP sent have been received by JH. Talks about coming to London to present several papers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Text Online

Faraday0390

From:
Thomas Young
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
4 February 1829
Source of text:
RI MS F1 N/3/09
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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