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Herschel2224

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William John Macquorn Rankine
Date:
[14 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.468 (C: RS:HS 24.343 & CC: JHS 5.40)
Summary:

Writes to thank WR for the paper on the thermodynamic theory of waves he sent; JH is too ill to respond or even to deal with the analysis in the paper. Nonetheless, JH does make some suggestions for WR's consideration.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8361

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Nature
Date:
[21 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.161b
Summary:

Requests publication of a notice of the recalculation by H. J. R. Petersen of the Gaussian constants of terrestrial magnetism.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9355

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Georg Adolph Erman
Date:
[22 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.107
Summary:

Has sent a note to Nature stating the details of the grant paid by the B.A.A.S. to H. J. R. Petersen for magnetic observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1541

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Robert Ellis Dudgeon
Date:
[22 January 1871]
Source of text:
APS B.H435p.26 (C: RS:HS 24.348)
Summary:

Comments on use of 'air' lens rather than glass in some circumstances.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4959

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Andrews
Date:
[24 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.345 & 24.344
Summary:

Thanking him for his paper on heat developed in combination of acids and bases. Commenting on the various makes of calorimeters.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9356

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Georg Adolph Erman
Date:
[26 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.349
Summary:

Note to accompany a translation of one of GE's writings; also comments on the 'reform' of the German language.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6650

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[31 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.350
Summary:

Comments on spelling reform being attempted in Germany and the United States, and being proposed in England.

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John Herschel Project
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