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From:
James Heywood
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.187
Summary:

Sending a copy of the English Universities. Has quoted JH in the third volume. Hopes that university reform will be a popular topic.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Henry Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.271
Summary:

Agrees with JH opinions of Gamma Virginis orbit. Sends JH a drawing by C. P. Smyth of Halley's Comet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Henry Colburn
Date:
4 July [1843]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

Offers to pay for use of plate of map of S. America and for three woodcuts, for German edition of Journal of researches [1844].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Ernst Dieffenbach
Date:
4 July [1843]
Source of text:
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt (Nachlass Künzel Br./3/VII/1)
Summary:

CD gratified that ED wants to translate his Journal. Will send a copy of Coral reefs, which contains a fuller treatment of topic. Perhaps ED would insert a note to this effect. Can lend woodcuts from Coral reefs if ED wants. CD will send a few corrections; he wants to amend way he criticised Agassiz’s glacier theory.

He is also enclosing a questionnaire concerning differences between races or varieties and species, about which he intends to publish sometime.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Baily
Date:
[4 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.251 (C: RS:HS 25.8.56)
Summary:

Has received the maps. Gives F. W. Bessel's views on the re-arrangement of the constellations which has been proposed. Comments on FB's memorandum.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Robert Hunt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.102
Summary:

Enclosing the specimens of photographs by different methods; comments on the methods used. Encloses a paper by Were Fox.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Robert Waterhouse
Date:
8 July 1843
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Library MSS WAT)
Summary:

Testimonial letter for GRW for position at British Museum.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
[9 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.161
Summary:

Sends calculations of Gamma Virginis and determines its eccentricity. Believes the orbit is highly elongated, like that of a comet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Parsons (Lord Rosse)
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.227
Summary:

Should JH be attending the B.A.A.S. meeting at Cork, hopes he will visit WP and spend a few days with him. Gives news of the progress of his great telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Henry Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.272
Summary:

Pleased with JH's Gamma Virginis results. Mr. Visconti made head of Military Geographical Institute at Naples.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Edward Holland
Date:
[after 12 July 1843]
Source of text:
John L. McDonald (private collection)
Summary:

Discusses fossil bones found in Australia by Mr Isaac. Suggests they be sent to Richard Owen.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 July 1843]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0629.4 (C: RGO 6.368.667)
Summary:

Provides JH with the measurements from a series of observations of Gamma Virginis.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James William Grant
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.21
Summary:

Had to leave Calcutta owing to his health and was entrusted with a packet for JH from a Mr. McClelland, and has only now succeeded in tracking down JH's new address. Will remain in England for a few years. Hopes that JH's Cape labors are progressing.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
15 July [1843]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0517.6; Reel 1093
Summary:

Will send JH's report to JH in August. J. C. Ross will not be at Cork meeting, but JH may announce there that first year of Ross's observations at sea will appear in R.S.P.T.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Francis Hodgson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.198
Summary:

Is much obliged for letter and pretty specimen of English hexameters. Is sad that there has been no success with the classical hexameter in our language. Comments on its use.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James A. Gordon
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.170
Summary:

If not already invited, he would be very welcome to be their guest at Bristol when the new iron screw ship is named by the Prince Consort. Outlines method of reaching Bristol.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
John Phillips
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 July 1843]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0428.15; Reel 1093
Summary:

The committee report on simultaneous magnetical and meteorological observations will be read at the B.A.A.S. meeting in Cork on 17 Aug.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Parsons (Lord Rosse)
Date:
[17 July 1843]
Source of text:
Rosse Papers K2.1
Summary:

Declines WP's invitation to attend Cork B.A.A.S. meeting and afterwards to visit WP and to see his reflecting telescopes. Informs WP that [C. A. von] Steinheil had written JH about a process of 'Electro-gilding' mirrors for telescopes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Joshua Cooper
Date:
[18 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.162
Summary:

Comments on calculation of orbit of Gamma Virginis; requests any observations EC has of that star.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[18 July 1843]
Source of text:
RGO 6.193.203
Summary:

Finds GA's measurements of Gamma Virginis far away from JH's own, and instructs GA in the best way to measure double star positions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project