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Herschel9635

From:
John Forbes, D.D.
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.373 & TxU:H/M-1146; Reel 1060
Summary:

Last year JH agreed to review JF's paper [see JF's 1847-3-13] and to forward it to R.S. L. if it is accurate. JF now submits paper to JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday2073

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
17 April 1848
Source of text:
RGO 6/465, f.109-10
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel5519

From:
Frederick W. Beechey
To:
Francis Beaufort
Date:
[18 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.9
Summary:

Has been prevented from working for the past ten days due to pains in the head, but will send his manual to JH as soon as he can get it arranged and copied.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday2074

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Robert Brown
Date:
18 April 1848
Source of text:
RI MS F1 N/1/19
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

JHC26

From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Sir William Jackson Hooker
Date:
18 April 1848
Source of text:
JDH/1/10 f.63-66, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:

An account of the geology & vegetation in Indian Plains JDH traversed with Mr Williams' Geological Survey. Area covered was south of the Ganges along the Grand Trunk Road & Soane River encompassing Rotas Ghur & Bidjegur [Bijaigarh] hill forts, the Kymore [Kumaon] & Vindhya hills, Parasnath, Hooghly, Burdwan, Taldangah, Dunwar Pass, Bind Hills, Sultanganje & Calgong, Chunar Rock, table lands of Berbhoom [Birbhum] & Behar, Mirzapur & Bhangulpore [Bhagalpur]. Describes the topography of the landscape & common rocks incl: granite, Hornblende schist, sandstone, quartz, coal nurseries & limestone. He travelled through plains & wooded hills. Comments on extent of mountain ranges in India, one immense range comprising the Rajmahals & Sylhet hills, another the Kymaon [Kumaon] & Vindhya hills, which bounds the Soane & Nerbudda & stretches to the Arabian Sea. The positions of these ranges influence vegetation. The alluvium & kunker which covers everything, the uniform dry climate & flat land exposed to desert winds from Hindustan & solar radiation also determine vegetation. Vegetation lacks variety because of these factors, which override the influences of altitude & latitude; forms are found indicative of altitude in the Nilgherries [Nilgiris] & Ceylon. Flora is less luxuriant beyond the Ganges delta with fewer palms & grasses & more thorny shrubs. The richest areas: Parasnath & upper valleys of the Soane have only a few spp of tree, unadorned with moss or lichen. Bamboo & Ramin replace the Urticae & ferns of moister areas. Timber trees higher up are: Terminalias, Bassia & Diospyros. Lower down are mangos, Tamarind, Figs & Acacias. Soil sterility & aridity limit species of tree: Boswellia, Stercutis, Euphorbiae, & Cochlospermum gossypium will grow in rocky places, some flourish better than others but not depending on rock type. Moister climate nearer Bengal means more luxuriant flora marked by coconuts at Patna & reduction of Acacia arabica at mouth of the Soane.

Contributor:
Hooker Project

Herschel11172

From:
Anne Elise Knipping
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.62
Summary:

Thanks Margaret Brodie Herschel for a gift. Talks about some legal matters related to the death of JH's aunt Caroline Herschel. AK is much concerned with political turmoil around her. Apparently Dr. Mühry died soon after the death of Caroline Herschel.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11638

From:
M. Macann
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.3
Summary:

Has heard no more news of his paper; shall he write to the R.S.L. for news? Comments on the claims of James MacCullagh for theories regarding light. Hopes to get something published by the London publishers so has written a paper on trigonometry, which he hopes JH will present to the R.S.L. Doubtless JH is aware that there is no general proof for John Napier's rules.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday2076

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Otto Ernst Julius Seyffer
Date:
19 April 1848
Source of text:
Pierpont Morgan Library, Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection MS 80
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday2075

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Richard Phillips
Date:
19 April 1848
Source of text:
RI MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel2530

From:
Adam Sedgwick
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20?] April 1848
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.439
Summary:

Tells JH to arrive 16 May. Will send train schedule. Sends regards to family.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5484

From:
Francis Beaufort
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.385
Summary:

Encloses a note from F. W. Beechey explaining why there has been a delay with his paper for the Admiralty Manual.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday2077

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall
Date:
20 April 1848
Source of text:
Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften Bibliothek
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel11639

From:
M. Macann
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.4
Summary:

Has read G. B. Airy, James MacCullagh, and JH on light and several other minor writers. His own paper has been read at the R.S.L. Regarding the standard of teaching at Trinity College, Dublin. Intends to induce Parliament to set up a commission of the great scientific men of England.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11310

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Liddell
Date:
[21 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.215 & 23.21
Summary:

Regrets he cannot attend the meeting to lay the stone of the new lecture room, nor can he take an active part in the lectures due to an attack of influenza. Would like his name added to the ordinary members [of the Slough Mechanics Institute].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0347

From:
Frederic Richard Lees
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Apr. 22/48
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/11/3746-3747, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Herschel2186

From:
James Clark Ross
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.430
Summary:

Going to the Arctic. Wants suggestions for experiments. Will pursue barometric experiments. Royal Society has not published his Antarctic research. Will send those documents to JH first for revision.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6977

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.243
Summary:

Agrees with his proposals. Will meet him at Barclay the printers or if unable to manage then, will forward the testimonials to Somerset House for his signature.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6978

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Augustus De Morgan
Date:
[24 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.22
Summary:

Organizational matters related to R.A.S.; intrigued by AD's partial differential.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE298

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
25 Apr 1848
Source of text:
HS 16.355, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel2664

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[25 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.355
Summary:

Sends Lady Herschel her book [Physical Geography] as a token of friendship. Discusses the current political turmoil. Regards to family.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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