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Herschel5115

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[14 July 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.64 (C: RS:HS 20.35)
Summary:

Has had little leisure to write. Been working on S. F. Lacroix. Regarding the appendix to Lacroix. Is going to the Isle of Wight. Hopes to write a work on analytics. Has heard that CB is writing articles for the journal of the Royal Institution. Would like to write articles for an encyclopaedia.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5119

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[10 October 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.68 (C: RS:HS 20.36)
Summary:

Leaving Cambridge shortly, probably for good. Will be under his father's directions observing the stars. Has sent the appendix to S. F. Lacroix. Regarding JH's error in the printing of an equation. Gives an equation for CB to comment on.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5120

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[24 December 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.69 (C: RS:HS 20.37)
Summary:

Has received a copy of their book. Sending a copy of his own paper printed in the R.S.P.T. Has prepared the way for CB's book on examples. Has been examining [John?] Spence's manuscript.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5122

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[30 January 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.71 (C: RS:HS 20.38)
Summary:

Will be coming to town shortly and hopes to stay with CB if possible. They must get another volume of the transactions of the Analytical Society out.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5128

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[31 March 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.77 (C: RS:HS 20.40)
Summary:

Will go down to Cambridge to vote for William Clarke. Equation problem. Enquiry regarding paper on factorials by [Peter] Nic[h]olson. Regarding errors made by Clarke in his papers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5129

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[3 April 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.78 (C: RS:HS 20.41)
Summary:

Is sending CB all his letters dealing with functional equations. Comments on E. F. Bromhead's paper. Taylor's theorem. Is getting on well with his essay on exponential functions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5130

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[16 April 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.79 (C: RS:HS 20.42)
Summary:

Is returning E. F. Bromhead's paper. Matters are arising from this paper. Encloses one of his own dealing with the notation of functions. When should he set off to Cambridge to vote for William Clarke?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5132

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[15 May 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.81 (C: RS:HS 20.43)
Summary:

Will see him in London. Is getting on with his supplement. Has seen CB's latest paper in the R.S.P.T. Regarding Mr. Hirsch's theories on equations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5134

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[1 August 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.83 (C: RS:HS 20.47)
Summary:

Has been trying his hand at functions; quotes some. Hopes to visit him at Torquay. Push on with the supplement.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5137

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[3 October 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.86 (C: RS:HS 20.49)
Summary:

Regarding his projected supplement. Calculus of deviations. Naming of periodical functions. [John?] Spence's manuscript.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5140

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[24 November 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.89 (C: RS:HS 20.51)
Summary:

Regarding W. G. Horner's paper. Printing of their book. Is preparing a paper to submit to the R.S.L. on a mathematical subject. Will be in town shortly and will visit his laboratory. Has received more sheets of [John?] Spence's essays.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5141

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[10 March 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.90 (C: RS:HS 20.53)
Summary:

Would like comments on the accompanying paper on functional equations. Stephen Lee [of the R.S.L.] has revived the reading of Isaac Newton in Paris.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5143

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[26 April 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.92 (C: RS:HS 20.54)
Summary:

Please send the third volume of J. E. Montucla's Histoire de mathématiques. Is running into difficulties with his history of mathematics owing to lack of translations. Regarding kaleidoscopes. Has been reading David Brewster's experiments on Mother of pearl.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5145

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[16 May 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.94 (C: RS:HS 20.55)
Summary:

Thanking him for the third volume of J. E. Montucla's Histoire de mathématiques. Gives functional equations for his comments. Is afraid that he will not be able to visit Cornwall this summer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12627

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[9 November 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.97 (C: RS:HS 20.57 & TxU:H/L-0051.1; Reel 1054 inc)
Summary:

Welcome back to London. Explain CB's demonstration of 'theorem in transcendental arithmetic.' JH's observations of 'new acid' [hyposulfurous] and optical phenomena in 'chrystals of nitre.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12628

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[2 December 1818]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0051.2; Reel 1054
Summary:

Cannot meet CB in London this week. Has verified composition of [hyposulfurous] acid. Encloses crystal of 'sulpho=sulphite of lime.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5151

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[2 December 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.101 (C: RS:HS 20.59)
Summary:

Thanks CB for his advice about applying for the post of Astronomer Royal when it becomes vacant, but does not think himself qualified. Will not be able to come to London this weekend. Regarding his new acid.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12629

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[6 December 1818]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0051.3; Reel 1054
Summary:

Fifth [1817] edition of Thomas Thomson's System of Chemistry shows previous discovery of JH's 'new acid,' but its reported composition is wrong.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5153

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[6 December 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.103 (C: RS:HS 20.60)
Summary:

Thanking CB for CB's further remarks on the Greenwich post. Further regarding his new acid.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5154

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[12 December 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.104 (C: RS:HS 20.61)
Summary:

Remarks on CB's article on analysis and the examples used. Hopes to see him at Christmas; then they can talk about the projected visit to Paris.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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