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RS-MM-001435

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
William Sharpey
Date:
30 October 1861
Source of text:
MM/19/32, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel2406

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 December 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.259
Summary:

Requests JH sign certificate for [W. F.] Hook. Asks JH to forward it to William Whewell for his signature.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2407

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[6 December 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.354
Summary:

Has signed certificate for [W. F.] Hook. [See ES 1861-12-5] Congratulates ES [on presidency of R.S.L.]. JH on B.A.A.S. balloon committee. Proposes design for metallic thermometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2456

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
9 December [1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.310
Summary:

A metallic thermometer will be constructed at Kew Observatory to test JH's proposal. Experiments on Index of Friction of gases to be resumed at Kew.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2408

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[11 December 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.355
Summary:

Pleased ES and [Balfour?] Stewart like plan for metallic thermometer. Suggests way to obviate effect of pendulous movement of the suspended weight.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2475

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
11 February [1862?]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.329
Summary:

JH will be pleased with Mr. de Souza's and [Charles] Smallwood's letters. American and Havana instruments were dispatched. [Hermann] Schlagintweit has made interesting magnetic survey of India.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12959

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[3 March 1862]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0371; Reel 1054
Summary:

Asks help of R.S.L. in reducing all observations to 1870 in JH's catalog of nebulae. Estimates cost at £10.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-001436

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
William Sharpey
Date:
14 April 1862
Source of text:
MM/19/33, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel2409

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 May 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.260
Summary:

Wants suggestions as to whom R.S.L. should award medals.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-001730

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
'My dear Sir'
Date:
11 August 1862
Source of text:
MM/22/75, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel7705

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 August 1862]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 12/1.10.2; Reel 10
Summary:

Forwarded JH's request for additional £16 [to publish map of nebulae] to [R.S.L. secretaries] William Sharpey and G. G. Stokes. Expects approval.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3244

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[15 August 1862]
Source of text:
RS MC.6.244 (Adraft: TxU:H/L-0372; Reel 1054 & C: RS:HS 23.384)
Summary:

JH's catalog of nebulae, reduced to 1880 as originally planned, is nearly complete and consumed all of £20 granted by R.S.L. Seeks £16 more to expand catalog and reduce data to 1860, as recommended by G. B. Airy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12960

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[16 August 1862]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0373; Reel 1054
Summary:

Needs to know soon if R.S.L. will approve grant to expand JH's catalog of nebulae. Otherwise G. B. Airy will dismiss man employed to do those computations. [JH annotation: Sent similar letter to G. G. Stokes on same date.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7706

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 August 1862]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 12/1.10.3; Reel 10
Summary:

Officially approves JH's request for additional £16.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-000542

From:
Adolph Theodor Kupffer
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
29 September 1862
Source of text:
MM/10/66, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

RS-MM-000543

From:
Adolph Theodor Kupffer
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
4 October 1862
Source of text:
MM/10/67, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

RS-MM-000544

From:
Adolph Theodor Kupffer
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
6 October 1862
Source of text:
MM/10/68, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
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Faraday4237

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
15 October 1862
Source of text:
RS MS MC 6.261
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

RS-MM-000545

From:
Adolph Theodor Kupffer
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
17 October 1862
Source of text:
MM/10/69, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel2410

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 November 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.261
Summary:

Tells who received R.S.L. medals. Discusses possibility that [Henri] Regnault's recent work deserves Copley Medal. Wants JH's opinions. JH's letter concerning Melbourne telescope was sent to Lord Rosse.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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