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Herschel3089

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 August 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.254
Summary:

Hopes he has not lost JH's friendship. AQ's son left military to help AQ. Death of Prince Albert was a shock.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7653

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 August 1862]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 12/1.1.7; Reel 10
Summary:

Proposes continuing work on JH's [Catalogue of] Nebulae, and not worrying about funding. Gives details of money and time spent so far. Work is about half done.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1703

From:
George Smith
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 August 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.189
Summary:

Relating to a paper JH sent in, and copies of another of JH's papers that have been printed.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Tyndall1920

From:
John Tyndall
To:
James Joule
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
24 (1862), pp. 173-5, Phil. Mag.
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Faraday4209

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Henry Bence Jones
Date:
12 August 1862
Source of text:
RI MS RI CG/4/1/59
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

DCP-LETT-3687

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Bernhard Tegetmeier
Date:
12 Aug [1862]
Source of text:
Archives of the New York Botanical Garden (Charles Finney Cox Collection)
Summary:

WBT’s "too kind and flattering" article on Orchids.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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WCP4000

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Alfred Newton
Date:
12 August 1862
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library: Add. 9839/1W/64
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

Herschel2561

From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 August 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.469
Summary:

Sending autographs. Discusses the faculae on the eastern limb and the reception of JH's note at the R.A.S. [Frederick] Howlett is drawing a group of sunspots.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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