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Herschel8331

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[William Radcliffe Birt]
Date:
[1 June 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.135
Summary:

Agrees that Kew Observatory should remain open. Will urge B.A.A.S. to continue observations. Admiralty Manual going slowly. WB may use Admiralty's printer for WB's separate article. Did not tell Lord [Auckland, i.e., George Eden] of WB's offer to go to New Zealand.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3214

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[1 June 1848]
Source of text:
RS Sa.656
Summary:

Believes B.A.A.S. should continue to maintain Kew Observatory, but worries about finances. Encloses letter from William R. Birt, whose aid will maintain it for a while.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10327

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William A. Baillie- Hamilton
Date:
1848-[6]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.209 & 23.29
Summary:

Thanks for the offer of 25 copies of the Admiralty Manual. Thinks contributors should receive 6 copies instead of the 2 copies originally intended. Some misunderstanding of his proposals regarding returns of information. Printer has made a blunder in the Manual and JH has given orders for new pages to be substituted.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12955

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[2 June 1848]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0367; Reel 1054
Summary:

Agrees with W. R. Birt on advantages of continuing Kew observatory if B.A.A.S. can afford it. Encloses Birt's letter to JH. Understands difficult financial position of B.A.A.S.

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John Herschel Project

Herschel5523

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick W. Beechey
Date:
[6 June 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.13 & 23.27
Summary:

Sending suggestions for a sympiesometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5524

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick W. Beechey
Date:
[7 June 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.14 & 23.28
Summary:

Further suggestion for the sympiesometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11609

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Humphrey Lloyd
Date:
[7 June 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.30
Summary:

Asks questions about how to proceed for the continuance of magnetic observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1927

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[7 June 1848]
Source of text:
DMC 695A.885.4
Summary:

Writes to tell of arrangements whereby the recipient of the letter may pick up a copy of JH's Cape Results.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4478

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[12 June 1848]
Source of text:
Cape Archives/Maclear Papers File 100
Summary:

William Mann applies for Madras Observatory post; JH believes TM should be consulted for recommendation. [Andrew] Graham, observer for E. J. Cooper, discovered the asteroid Metis. Describes children's education.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8787

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Sir William J. Hooker
Date:
[14 June 1848]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens
Summary:

WH's manuscript on botany for JH's Admiralty Manual has arrived and deserves praise. JH awaits three final manuscripts.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3503

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Rowan Hamilton
Date:
[14 June 1848]
Source of text:
TCD 1493:426
Summary:

Asks WH to forward Dr. [Mortimer] O'Sullivan thanks for two sermons on preparation of the world for the reception of Christianity.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5528

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick W. Beechey
Date:
[18 June 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.18 & 23.31
Summary:

Answers to FB's queries concerning the sympiesometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5529

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick W. Beechey
Date:
[20 June 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.19 & 23.32
Summary:

Further points regarding the sympiesometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel320

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1848-7-15 or later
Source of text:
RGO 6.2.160
Summary:

Agrees that no requests for additional observations should be made of Thomas Maclear; Admiralty Manual is about to be printed [see GA's 1848-7-15].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3199

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[William Empson]
Date:
[16 July 1848]
Source of text:
St. John's College, Cambridge
Summary:

Declines to review C. R. Weld's book on Royal Society [A History of the Royal Society, 2 vols., London, 1848]. Fears will be unable to review Alexander von Humboldt's Kosmos to own satisfaction.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel960

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[29 July 1848]
Source of text:
JHS 6.30
Summary:

MH is having dental trouble; JH talks about changing some of his plans saying 'The fact is I am a prisoner for life and know it.' But JH goes on to say that companionship means that he is not in solitary confinement. [It seems JH is giving up reading and research plans because of the needs of his family, but he does not regret it.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13414

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[B.A.A.S. Committee]
Date:
[31 July 1848]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0647; Reel 1089
Summary:

Unwilling to support request for government grant to Kew observatory. Wants to see improvements in report by B.A.A.S. committee first.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8643

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Charles Wheatstone]
Date:
[31 July 1848]
Source of text:
King's College London Wheatstone 5/36
Summary:

Declines to attend a meeting to prepare a proposal for government support for Kew Observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3220

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[31 July 1848]
Source of text:
RS Sa.657
Summary:

Believes Kew Observatory will be ineffective if not private observatory of B.A.A.S., so wishes not to attend meeting to draw up application for government support. Approves, however, of committee revising report.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4398

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Venn
Date:
[2 August 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.461c
Summary:

Lists difficulties with the [Isaac] Pitman phonetic system for writing Oriental languages in the Roman alphabet. Problems include inaccurate vowel usage. Suggests a revised system.

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