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Herschel8720

From:
Richard Anthony Proctor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 August 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.113
Summary:

Elaborates on his hypothesis that all forms of nebulae are part of the Milky Way and on his 'twisted-stream theory' of the Milky Way's structure. Favors view that dark matter is relatively common in space and that it extinguishes light from distant objects. Proposes method of measuring stellar diameters.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3108

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 August 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.273 (C: Académie belgique: #56)
Summary:

Is trying to get JH 2 copies of Physique sociale. Discusses additions. Addresses JH's comments concerning power of a supreme being. Sends 19th volume of annals of observatory and AQ's work on international congress on statistics.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2936

From:
W[ilhelm] Veltmann
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.461a
Summary:

Apologizes for not acknowledging JH's work. Asks for copy of Royal Geographical Society's papers. Discusses [François] Arago's work on light beams and prisms. Requests JH's opinion concerning [Wilhelm] Klinkerfues's theory of light, which seems to make [Augustin] Fresnel's hypothesis superfluous.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9897

From:
Thomas Graham
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 August 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.231
Summary:

His letter has been forwarded. JH's correspondence with the Mint to which J. G. Hubbard refers has been published in the Report of the Commissioners on International Coinage 1868. Thinks expansion of mercurial amalgam is due to hydrogen. Hopes JH will accept a small medallion.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2136

From:
Thomas Romney Robinson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 August 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.381
Summary:

Sends 'first fruits' of Melbourne telescope in form of a letter from [A.] LeSueur and [R. L. J.] Ellery. Includes discussion of nebulae.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3109

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 August 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.274 (C: Académie belgique: #54)
Summary:

Thanks JH for his positive judgement of his work. Mentions that [François] Moigno could only say that it was anti-religious. Another work on statistics has emerged: Versuch einer Sozialethik, 2nd. vol., by Alexander von Ochingen. In few days leaves for international conference on statistics.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8722

From:
Richard Anthony Proctor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 August 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.115
Summary:

Accepts JH's objection to his method of measuring stellar diameters. Quotes an argument he had published suggesting the existence of a hierarchy of systems in an infinite universe. Discusses his studies of the relation of proper motions to the sun's motion. Asks JH's permission to publish JH's idea that some nebulae may be 'miniature' of the Milky Way.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7886

From:
Thomas Warner
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 August 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.89
Summary:

Requests permission to print JH's response approving of fixed-telescope system for time-keeping set out in TW's new book on civil time-keeping, How to Keep the Clock Right.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10338

From:
William Vernon Harcourt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 August 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.221
Summary:

Is very pleased that JH has accepted his little volume. Is sure JH would have made a success of a similar work. Behavior of animals.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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