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Faraday0476

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
10 January 1831
Source of text:
RGO 6/806, letter 1
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel11006

From:
Richard Jones
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
10] January [1831
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.350
Summary:

Wanted to read JH's book before writing. Thinks it a useful production and should prove popular. William Fitton has been preparing a statement on the late struggle for the chair, but William Whewell has advised him to withdraw it. Hopes he will receive RJ's book in a fortnight. Comments on this and his recollections.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12999

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Calder Stewart
Date:
[11 January 1831]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0412; Reel 1055 (ACCS: TxU:H/L-0522.2; Reel 1053)
Summary:

Sorrow of Mrs. Stewart [at death of Isabella]. JH has not seen much of Captain [John] Franklin, who arrived ill. JH's contest with Duke of Sussex for presidency of R.S.L. JS's invitation to visit India has rekindled JH's desire to study southern skies. Wanted once to move to Paramatta. Is considering Cape of Good Hope, and possibly visiting India to view Himalaya mountains. Will send copies of JH's Prelim. Discourse. Answers JS's questions about Babbage's Engine.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11007

From:
Richard Jones
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
12] January [1831
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.351
Summary:

Is writing to request JH not to let William Fitton know that RJ informed JH about Fitton's statement.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE494

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Murray
Date:
13 Jan 1831
Source of text:
73, MS 41131, NLS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel3968

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[15 January 1831]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0576.1; Reel 1058
Summary:

Sends to CH his new book, Prelim. Discourse. Writes that he 'took little part in the proceedings about the Royal Society. Under any circumstances I would not have held the office of President more than a year and should have felt it a grievous evil to have held it at all.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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HENSLOW-141

From:
John Lindley
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
16 January 1831
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8176: 170
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project

Herschel2138

From:
John Robison
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 January 1831]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.383
Summary:

Describes experiment of [Walter] Trevelyan with heated metals and lead, which produced a variety of sounds. New experiment will be described in [David] Brewster's journal.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday0477

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
John Martin
Date:
19 January 1831
Source of text:
Yale University Library, Eng. Misc. MSS 753, Box 6
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel12022

From:
Roderick Impey Murchison
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 January 1831]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.384
Summary:

JH's request for one hundred copies of the abstract was discussed at the Geological Society yesterday and it was decided to print the whole paper in the Transactions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-89

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Darwin Fox
Date:
[23 Jan 1831]
Source of text:
Christ’s College Library, Cambridge (MS 53 Fox 36)
Summary:

Congratulates WDF on passing his examination for the curacy; hopes he will find it comfortable.

CD is pleased at his own good showing.

Asks about WDF’s examination, books, etc.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel8620

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Roderick Impey Murchison
Date:
[23 January 1831]
Source of text:
Geological Society
Summary:

Gives permission for publication of JH's paper ['On the Astronomical Causes Which May Influence Geological Phenomena'] in Geological Society's Transactions. Mentions report of a giant fossil found in United States.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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HENSLOW-143

From:
G. H. Vachell
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
23 January 1831
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8176: 189
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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HENSLOW-144

From:
W. J. Hooker
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
26 January 1831
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8176: 176
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-90

From:
George Simpson
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[26] Jan [1831]
Source of text:
DAR 204: 41
Summary:

Congratulates CD on his "very very good degree". Asks about friends; wishes him well.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel4662

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 January 1831]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.47
Summary:

Remarks on Greenwich observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday0477a

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
John Lindley
Date:
27 January 1831
Source of text:
HL UG MS 2153/5/58
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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HENSLOW-145

From:
John Lindley
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
28 January 1831
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8176: 186
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project

Herschel594

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[30 January 1831]
Source of text:
RGO 6.804.20
Summary:

An extensive discussion of the best way of presenting the results produced from the observations made at the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, together with comments about the duties and responsibilities of the Astronomer Royal.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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HENSLOW-146

From:
G. H. Vachell
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
30 January 1831
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8176: 190
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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