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Herschel2084

From:
Charles Richardson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 October 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.333
Summary:

Working on a new English dictionary. Writing about sound. Asks permission to use JH's work on sound.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday1110

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
3 October 1838
Source of text:
RS MS HS 21.261
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel7926

From:
Matthew Henry Webster
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 October 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.129
Summary:

Received JH's two letters last autumn. Delayed sending observations until JH returned to England. Compared actinometers with those of Mr. Danberry of England and J. S. McCord of Montreal. Encloses letter of introduction to Harmanus Bleecker [American chargé d'affaires to the Hague] .

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9428

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
[3 October 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.261
Summary:

Asks for copies of some of MF's writings to complete JH's set.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10378

From:
William Hawkins
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 October 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.258
Summary:

Pleased to hear he had a good voyage home and met with a great reception on his arrival. Sends some casks of sweet wine. Has paid the installment due on the shipping shares.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

JHC1589

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Lieutenant Colonel John George Champion
Date:
5 October 1838
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/3 f.95-99, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

Herschel11315

From:
John Lindley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 October 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.220
Summary:

Is grateful for the flowers. The Satyriums are most interesting. Comments on the variations in this species.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5581

From:
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 October 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.71
Summary:

Announces the measurement of the annual parallax of 61 Cygni.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday1112

From:
Joseph Henry
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
9 October 1838
Source of text:
IEE MS SC 2
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday1111

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
John Frederick William Herschel
Date:
9 October 1838
Source of text:
RS MS HS 7.180
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel9429

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 October 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.180
Summary:

Esteems it a great honor to receive JH's request. Has searched through all his papers but has a spare copy only of the Third series. Is thinking of reprinting the whole series in one volume.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8872

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the London Times
Date:
[9 October 1838]
Source of text:
London Times (Oct. 10, 1838), p. 5, col. 4
Summary:

[Responding to a suggestion for a fund campaign aimed at refurbishing William Herschel's 40-foot reflector], JH suggests that it would not be practical to reestablish this telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4379

From:
William Henry Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 October 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.265
Summary:

Suggests Moyes Publishing Company to JH. Observes Encke's Comet. Visited by W. R. Hamilton and John Russell.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5874

From:
Francis Beaufort
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 October 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.357 & ACC: Hydrographic Office Letter Book
Summary:

Forwarding a letter from C. P. Smyth and a batch of observations from J. A. Lloyd, who intends to visit England next Spring.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12886

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Peacock
Date:
15 October [1838]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0297; Reel 1054
Summary:

Sends copy of B.A.A.S. resolutions relative to South Polar expedition. Will wait for GP to set date for deputation [to meet government officials].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11316

From:
John Lindley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 October 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.221
Summary:

Exhibited JH's gift of the Satyriums at the meeting of the Horticultural Society and he has been awarded the Banksian medal. To whom shall the medal be ascribed? Any further information on the orchidaceae would be very welcome.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1491

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
[17 October 1838]
Source of text:
APS B.Sm98.16(C: RS:HS 21.262)
Summary:

Chooses a publisher and printer for Cape Results. Decides against getting portrait painted. Makes suggestions for observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7989

From:
E. Willes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 October 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.256
Summary:

Found house and 60 acres near Worcester. Needs to know soon if JH is interested. Asks about copper mines on Orange River described by J. E. Alexander [An Expedition of Discovery into the Interior of Africa...(1831)]. Believes missionaries may help Negroes there.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12207

From:
George Thomas Napier
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 October 1838]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.64
Summary:

Has just returned from a long sojourn on the frontier and has much information on the political situation. Comments on the case of Andries Stockenström. Has sent a mission to the Boers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday1113

From:
Christian Friedrich Schoenbein
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
20 October 1838
Source of text:
UB MS NS 327
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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